Indoor and outdoor measurements of particle number concentration in near-highway homes

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 506-512

  Fuller, Christina H ^a,b   Brugge, Doug ^c   Williams, Paige L ^b   Mittleman, Murray A ^b,d   Lane, Kevin ^e   Durant, John L ^f   Spengler, John D ^b  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^e BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^f Tufts University   (United States)

Author keywords

air conditioning; indoor; infiltration; near highway; particles; residential

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; PARTICULATE MATTER; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84883217185     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.116     Document Type: Article

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