Variability in exposure to ambient ultrafine particles in urban schools: Comparative assessment between Australia and Spain

Environment International

Volumn 88, Issue , 2016, Pages 142-149

  Mazaheri, Mandana ^a   Reche, Cristina ^b   Rivas, Ioar ^b,c   Crilley, Leigh R ^d   Álvarez Pedrerol, Mar ^c   Viana, Mar ^b   Tobias, Aurelio ^b   Alastuey, Andrés ^b   Sunyer, Jordi ^c   Querol, Xavier ^b   Morawska, Lidia ^a  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^c CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ambient particles; Exposure; High insolation areas; New particle formation; Urban environments

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; INCIDENT SOLAR RADIATION; LAND USE; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; NITROGEN OXIDES; URBAN GROWTH;

AMBIENT PARTICLES; EXPOSURE; HIGH INSOLATION AREAS; NEW PARTICLE FORMATION; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

QUALITY CONTROL;

CARBON; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL FORMATION; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; LAND USE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPAIN; TIME; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT; URBAN AREA; URBANIZATION; ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CHILD; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; SCHOOL; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; URBAN POPULATION;

AUSTRALIA; BARCELONA [BARCELONA (PRV)]; BARCELONA [CATALONIA]; BRISBANE; CATALONIA; QUEENSLAND; SPAIN;

ADOLESCENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCHOOLS; SPAIN; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84952690689     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.12.029     Document Type: Article

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