Particulate matter (PM) air pollution and health: Regulatory and policy implications

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 237-241

  Lippmann, Morton ^a  

^a NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Health benefits; Metals; Morbidity; Mortality; Particulate matter (PM); PM components

Indexed keywords

AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMBUSTION; DUST; EMISSION CONTROL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION POLICY; PUBLIC HEALTH; REGULATORY FRAMEWORK;

EID: 84861227754     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-011-0136-5     Document Type: Article

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