Determinants of the associations between ambient concentrations and personal exposures to ambient PM 2.5, NO 2, and O 3 during DEARS

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 63, Issue , 2012, Pages 109-116

  Meng, Qingyu ^a   Williams, Ronald ^b   Pinto, Joseph P ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY OF NEW JERSEY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air exchange rates; Exposure of ambient origin; NO 2; O 3; PM 2.5; Time activity patterns

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERNS; AIR EXCHANGE RATES; AMBIENT AIR; AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; APPARENT TEMPERATURE; BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS; DETROIT; EXPOSURE DETERMINANTS; EXPOSURE OF AMBIENT ORIGIN; HEALTH EFFECTS; MIXED-EFFECT MODELS; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; RESEARCH STUDIES; TIME SPENT;

AIR; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; FINANCE; NITROGEN OXIDES;

C (PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE);

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AEROSOL; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR EXPOSURE; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH IMPACT; NITROUS OXIDE; OZONE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SUBPOPULATION;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; METEOROLOGY; MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

DETROIT; MICHIGAN; UNITED STATES;

ENA;

EID: 84867455842     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.09.019     Document Type: Article

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