Respiratory and sensory irritation symptoms among residents exposed to low-to-moderate air pollution from biodegradable wastes

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 388-397

  Blanes Vidal, Victoria ^a   Bælum, Jesper ^a   Schwartz, Joel ^b   Løfstrøm, Per ^c   Christensen, Lars P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Air; Animal; Modeling; Pollution; Respiratory health; Waste

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

AIR POLLUTANT; IRRITANT AGENT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODOR; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TOXICITY; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EYE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODORS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84903130831     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2014.20     Document Type: Article

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