Inhaled particle counts on bicycle commute routes of low and high proximity to motorised traffic

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 61, Issue , 2012, Pages 197-203

  Cole Hunter, Tom ^a   Morawska, Lidia ^a   Stewart, Ian ^a   Jayaratne, Rohan ^a   Solomon, Colin ^a,b  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF THE SUNSHINE COAST   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bicycle commuting; Bpm; CBD; Exposure concentration; Inhaled particle count; Motorised traffic; PD; PM; PNC; Ppcc; UFP; Ultrafine particles

Indexed keywords

BPM; CBD; EXPOSURE CONCENTRATION; INHALED PARTICLES; PNC; PPCC; UFP; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

PALLADIUM; PROMETHIUM; VENTILATION;

BICYCLES;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VENTILATION;

ADULT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BICYCLE; CARDIOPULMONARY INSUFFICIENCY; CASE REPORT; COMBUSTION; EXERCISE; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HEART RATE; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

EID: 84864530347     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.06.041     Document Type: Article

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