Health impacts due to personal exposure to fine particles caused by insulation of residential buildings in Europe

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 84, Issue , 2014, Pages 213-221

  Gens, Alexandra ^a   Hurley, J Fintan ^b   Tuomisto, Jouni T ^c   Friedrich, Rainer ^a  

^a IER   (Germany)

^b IOM   (United Kingdom)

^c Department of Chronic Disease Prevention THL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Europe; Exposure modelling; Fine particles; Health effects; Insulating residential buildings

Indexed keywords

AIR; EMISSION CONTROL; FINANCE; GREENHOUSE GASES; HEALTH; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INSULATION;

EUROPE; EXPOSURE MODELLING; FINE PARTICLES; HEALTH EFFECTS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING;

BUILDINGS;

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUILDING; GREENHOUSE GAS; GUIDELINE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; EUROPE; GREECE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWITZERLAND;

EUROPE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84890235540     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.054     Document Type: Article

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