Traffic pollutant exposures experienced by pedestrians waiting to enter the U.S. at a major U.S.-Mexico border crossing

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 88, Issue , 2014, Pages 362-369

  Galaviz, V E ^a   Yost, M G ^a   Simpson, C D ^a   Camp, J E ^a   Paulsen, M H ^a   Elder, J P ^b,c   Hoffman, L ^b   Flores, D ^d   Quintana, P J E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b San Diego Prevention Research Center   (United States)

^c SAN DIEGO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Casa Familiar   (United States)

Author keywords

1 Nitropyrene; Air pollution; Community Based research; Diesel exhaust; Particulate matter; Pedestrian exposures; Port of entry; Traffic pollution; U.S. Mexico border; Wait times

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; HEALTH; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

1-NITROPYRENE; COMMUNITY-BASED; DIESEL EXHAUSTS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEDESTRIAN EXPOSURE; PORT OF ENTRY; TRAFFIC POLLUTION; U.S.-MEXICO BORDER; WAIT TIME;

PEDESTRIAN SAFETY;

1 NITROPYRENE; BLACK CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BLACK CARBON; BORDER REGION; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIESEL; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; PEDESTRIAN; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PORT; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSBOUNDARY POLLUTION;

ADULT; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; FEMALE; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); HUMIDITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEDESTRIAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH PROBLEM; TRAFFIC POLLUTANT EXPOSURE; ULTRAFINE PARTICULATE MATTER; YOUNG ADULT;

CALIFORNIA; MEXICO [NORTH AMERICA]; SAN DIEGO; SAN YSIDRO; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84897059625     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.12.042     Document Type: Article

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