Influence of human activity patterns, particle composition, and residential air exchange rates on modeled distributions of PM 2.5 exposure compared with central-site monitoring data

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 241-247

  Baxter, Lisa K ^a   Burke, Janet ^a   Lunden, Melissa ^b   Turpin, Barbara J ^c   Rich, David Q ^d   Thevenet Morrison, Kelly ^d   Hodas, Natasha ^c   Özkaynak, Halûk ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b LAWRENCE BERKELEY NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

air exchange rates; exposure models; human activity patterns; particle composition

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; STOCHASTIC PROCESSES;

EID: 84876755755     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.118     Document Type: Article

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