Dispersion modeling of traffic-related air pollutant exposures and health effects among children with Asthma in Detroit, Michigan

Transportation Research Record

Volumn 2452, Issue , 2014, Pages 105-113

  Batterman, Stuart ^a   Ganguly, Rajiv ^a   Isakov, Vlad ^b   Burke, Janet ^b   Arunachalam, Saravanan ^c   Snyder, Michelle ^b   Robins, Thomas ^a   Lewis, Toby ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; DISEASES; NITROGEN OXIDES;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AMBIENT AIR POLLUTION; DETROIT; DISPERSION MODELS; EXPOSURE EFFECTS; HEALTH EFFECTS; MICHIGAN; POLLUTANT EXPOSURES; STATIONARY SOURCES; TRAFFIC-RELATED;

CARBON MONOXIDE;

EID: 84938571595     PISSN: 03611981     EISSN: 21694052     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3141/2452-13     Document Type: Review

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