Bicycle route preference and pollution inhalation dose: Comparing exposure and distance trade-offs

Journal of Transport and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 107-113

  Bigazzi, Alexander Y ^a   Broach, Joseph ^b   Dill, Jennifer ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b PORTLAND STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Bicycles; Inhalation dose; Route choice

Indexed keywords

EID: 84952050251     PISSN: 22141405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jth.2015.12.002     Document Type: Article

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