On-road PM2.5 pollution exposure in multiple transport microenvironments in Delhi

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 123, Issue , 2015, Pages 129-138

  Goel, Rahul ^a   Gani, Shahzad ^b   Guttikunda, Sarath K ^c,d   Wilson, Daniel ^e   Tiwari, Geetam ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^c INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY BOMBAY   (India)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Delhi; Exposure; India; PM2.5; Road transport; Traffic

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION; SUBWAY STATIONS; TELECOMMUNICATION TRAFFIC; TRANSPORTATION;

AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; AMBIENT MEASUREMENT; DELHI; EXPOSURE; INDIA; MICROENVIRONMENTS; ROAD TRANSPORTS; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ROADS AND STREETS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GUIDELINE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; ROAD TRANSPORT; TRAFFIC EMISSION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CYCLING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INDIA; INHALATION; MICROENVIRONMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

DELHI; ENGLAND; HONSHU; INDIA; JAPAN; KANTO; LONDON [ENGLAND]; NEW YORK [NEW YORK (STT)]; NEW YORK [UNITED STATES]; TOKYO [KANTO]; UNITED KINGDOM; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84946405857     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.10.037     Document Type: Article

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