Characterization of traffic-related air pollutant metrics at four schools in El Paso, Texas, USA: Implications for exposure assessment and siting schools in urban areas

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 80, Issue , 2013, Pages 140-151

  Raysoni, Amit U ^a   Stock, Thomas H ^b   Sarnat, Jeremy A ^a   Montoya Sosa, Teresa ^c   Ebelt Sarnat, Stefanie ^a   Holguin, Fernando ^d   Greenwald, Roby ^a   Johnson, Brent ^a   Li, Wen Whai ^c,e  

^a EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT EL PASO   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e 500 W University Avenue   (United States)

Author keywords

Black carbon; BTEX; Nitrogen dioxide; Particulate matter; School siting; US Mexico border

Indexed keywords

BLACK CARBON; BTEX; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCHOOL SITING; US-MEXICO BORDER;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

SOCIETIES AND INSTITUTIONS;

BENZENE; BLACK CARBON; ETHYLBENZENE; META XYLENE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; BORDER REGION; BTEX; CHILD HEALTH; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIMARY SCHOOL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

EL PASO; TEXAS; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84883001652     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.07.056     Document Type: Article

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