Multi-metric measurement of personal exposure to ultrafine particles in selected urban microenvironments

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 110, Issue , 2015, Pages 8-17

  Spinazzè, Andrea ^a   Cattaneo, Andrea ^a   Scocca, Damiano R ^a   Bonzini, Matteo ^a   Cavallo, Domenico M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Commuting; Particle size; Personal exposure; Surface area; Ultrafine particles

Indexed keywords

EXPOSURE CONTROLS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION;

COMMUTING; CONCENTRATION PATTERNS; DEPOSITED SURFACE AREAS; HIGH EFFICIENCY FILTER; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; SURFACE AREA; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

AIR POLLUTION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIAMETER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MEASUREMENT METHOD; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SURFACE AREA; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN POLLUTION;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DEPENDENT VARIABLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; LUNG DEPOSIT; MASS; MICROENVIRONMENT; ONLINE MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERSONAL MONITORING; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPRING; SUMMER; SURFACE PROPERTY; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

EID: 84925363190     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.03.034     Document Type: Article

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