Personal exposure to air pollution for various modes of transport in Auckland, New Zealand

Open Atmospheric Science Journal

Volumn 6, Issue SPEC.ISSUE.1, 2012, Pages 84-92

  Dirks, K N ^a   Sharma, P ^a   Salmond, J A ^a   Costello, S B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide; Commuting; Exposure; Uptake; Urban air quality; Vehicle emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC TRANSPORT; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMMUTING; PEDESTRIAN; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AUCKLAND; NEW ZEALAND; NORTH ISLAND;

ELAGATIS;

EID: 84871076351     PISSN: None     EISSN: 18742823     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1874282301206010084     Document Type: Article

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