Cyclist exposure to UFP and BC on urban routes in Antwerp, Belgium

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 92, Issue , 2014, Pages 31-43

  Peters, Jan ^a   Van den Bossche, Joris ^a,b   Reggente, Matteo ^a   Van Poppel, Martine ^a   De Baets, Bernard ^b   Theunis, Jan ^a  

^a FLEMISH INSTITUTE FOR TECHNOLOGICAL RESEARCH VITO   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

High resolution; Hot spot; Mapping; Mobile monitoring; Peak concentration; Space and time variability; Urban air quality

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; MAPPING;

HIGH RESOLUTION; HOT SPOT; MOBILE MONITORING; PEAK CONCENTRATIONS; SPACE AND TIME; URBAN AIR QUALITY;

TOPOLOGY;

BLACK CARBON; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL;

AIR QUALITY; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA;

ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAILWAY; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; URBAN AREA;

ANTWERP [BELGIUM]; BELGIUM;

EID: 84900537371     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.03.039     Document Type: Article

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