Health impact assessment of air pollution using a dynamic exposure profile: Implications for exposure and health impact estimates

Environmental Impact Assessment Review

Volumn 36, Issue , 2012, Pages 42-51

  Dhondt, Stijn ^a   Beckx, Carolien ^b   Degraeuwe, Bart ^b   Lefebvre, Wouter ^b   Kochan, Bruno ^c   Bellemans, Tom ^c   Int Panis, Luc ^b,c   Macharis, Cathy ^a   Putman, Koen ^a  

^a VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

^b FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^c HASSELT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Exposure; Health impact assessment; Mobility; Travel pattern

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION IMPACT; AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION; BRUSSELS; DYNAMIC EXPOSURE; EXPOSURE; FLANDERS; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HOME ADDRESS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; LOCAL ANALYSIS; POPULATION EXPOSURE; REGIONAL LEVELS; TRAVEL BEHAVIORS; TRAVEL PATTERNS;

AIR POLLUTION; CARRIER MOBILITY; ESTIMATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; RATING; RURAL AREAS;

HEALTH;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; MOBILITY; MORTALITY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; RURAL AREA; TRAVEL BEHAVIOR;

BELGIUM; BRUSSELS [BELGIUM]; FLANDERS;

EID: 84861011051     PISSN: 01959255     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.eiar.2012.03.004     Document Type: Article

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