Commuter exposure to inhalable, thoracic and alveolic particles in various transportation modes in Delhi

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 541, Issue , 2016, Pages 535-541

  Kumar, Pramod ^a   Gupta, N C ^a  

^a GURU GOBIND SINGH INDRAPRASTHA UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Automobile exhaust; Commuter; In vehicle exposure; Particulates

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; AUTOMOBILES; BUSES; COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; CRASHWORTHINESS; FIBER OPTIC SENSORS; MOTORCYCLES; POLLUTION; VEHICLES;

AEROSOL SPECTROMETERS; AUTOMOBILE EXHAUST; COMMUTER; COMPRESSED NATURAL GASSES (CNG); CONCENTRATION LEVELS; MAXIMUM CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLES CONCENTRATION; PARTICULATES;

TRANSPORTATION;

COMPRESSED NATURAL GAS; GASOLINE; NATURAL GAS; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; AIR POLLUTANT; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMMUTING; HEALTH IMPACT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION MODE;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CAR; COMMUTING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; INDIA; MOTORCYCLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCEDURES; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

DELHI; INDIA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; HUMANS; INDIA; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MOTOR VEHICLES; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84943397577     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2015.09.076     Document Type: Article

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