Characterisation of nanoparticle emissions and exposure at traffic intersections through fast-response mobile and sequential measurements

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 374-390

  Goel, Anju ^a   Kumar, Prashant ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SURREY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

In vehicle exposure; Number size distribution; Particle number concentration; Respiratory deposition doses; Traffic intersections

Indexed keywords

AIR INTAKES; HEATING; ROADS AND STREETS; TRAFFIC SIGNALS;

DIFFERENTIAL MOBILITY SPECTROMETERS; GEOGRAPHICAL CONDITIONS; NANOPARTICLE EMISSIONS; NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; RESPIRATORY DEPOSITION DOSES; SIZE-RESOLVED PARTICLES; TRAFFIC INTERSECTIONS;

INDIUM COMPOUNDS;

NANOPARTICLE;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMMUTING; NANOTECHNOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VENTILATION;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CAR; CARBON FOOTPRINT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; EXPOSURE; HEATING; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SURFACE AREA; TIDAL VOLUME; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

SOLENOIDEA;

EID: 84927627040     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.02.002     Document Type: Article

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