Traffic-related fine and ultrafine particle exposures of professional drivers and illness: An opportunity to better link exposure science and epidemiology to address an occupational hazard?

Environment International

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 110-114

  Knibbs, L D ^a   Morawska, L ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Drivers; Occupational exposure; Particles

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; HAZARDS; PROFESSIONAL ASPECTS; TRUCK DRIVERS;

DETERMINANTS OF EXPOSURE; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL STUDIES; HEALTH EFFECTS; HEALTH OUTCOMES; MICROENVIRONMENTS; NON-OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARDS; PROFESSIONAL DRIVERS; REDUCTION STRATEGY; SHORT DURATIONS; TOPIC AREAS; TRAFFIC-RELATED; TRAFFIC-RELATED AIR POLLUTION; ULTRAFINE; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

DISEASES;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

EID: 84866487576     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.08.013     Document Type: Article

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