Human health impacts of biodiesel use in on-road heavy duty diesel vehicles in Canada

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 22, 2013, Pages 13113-13121

  Rouleau, Mathieu ^a   Egyed, Marika ^a   Taylor, Brett ^b   Chen, Jack ^b   Samaali, Mehrez ^b   Davignon, Didier ^b   Morneau, Gilles ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; FATTY ACID ALKYL ESTERS; HEAVY DUTY DIESEL VEHICLES; HUMAN HEALTH IMPACTS; ON-ROAD VEHICLE EMISSIONS; REGULATORY REQUIREMENTS; ULTRA-LOW SULFUR DIESEL;

AIR QUALITY; DIESEL FUELS; DIESEL LOCOMOTIVES; HEALTH;

BIODIESEL;

BIODIESEL; SULFUR; AIR POLLUTANT; BIOFUEL; EXHAUST GAS; GASOLINE; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR QUALITY; BIOFUEL; DIESEL ENGINE; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION INCIDENCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ACUTE RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; CANADA; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CHRONIC BRONCHITIS; EMERGENCY WARD; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH STATUS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; MOTOR VEHICLE; PERFORMANCE; PREMATURE MORTALITY; ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASON; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CANADA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIOFUELS; CANADA; ENVIRONMENT; GASOLINE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; MOTOR VEHICLES; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASONS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84888257805     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es4023859     Document Type: Article

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