A dynamic urban air pollution population exposure assessment study using model and population density data derived by mobile phone traffic

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 131, Issue , 2016, Pages 289-300

  Gariazzo, Claudio ^a   Pelliccioni, Armando ^a   Bolignano, Andrea ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

^b ARPA Lazio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Big data; Dispersion model; Gaseous pollutants; Human mobility; Particulate matter; Urban area

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BIG DATA; CELLULAR TELEPHONE SYSTEMS; CELLULAR TELEPHONES; FOG; MOBILE PHONES; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; POPULATION DISTRIBUTION; POPULATION DYNAMICS; SURVEYS; TELEPHONE SETS;

DISPERSION MODELING; GASEOUS POLLUTANTS; HUMAN MOBILITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREAS;

POPULATION STATISTICS;

AGE STRUCTURE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DATA PROCESSING; DATA SET; DISPERSION; MOTILITY; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POPULATION DENSITY; TELEPHONE NETWORK; URBAN AREA; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOBILE PHONE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POPULATION DENSITY; POPULATION EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TELECOMMUNICATION; TEXT MESSAGING; TOURISM; URBAN AREA; YOUNG ADULT;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

EID: 84958543272     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2016.02.011     Document Type: Article

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