Smoking increases air pollution levels in city streets: Observational and fine particulate data

Health and Place

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1202-1205

  Patel, Vimal ^a   Thomson, George ^a   Wilson, Nick ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Environmental monitoring methods; New Zealand; Risk assessment; Smoking legislation and jurisprudence; Tobacco smoke pollution adverse effects; Urban health

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKING; TOBACCO; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CITY; HUMAN; NEW ZEALAND; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; TRAFFIC;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84864801056     PISSN: 13538292     EISSN: 18732054     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.healthplace.2012.05.005     Document Type: Article

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