Spatial associations between socioeconomic groups and NO2 air pollution exposure within three large Canadian cities

Environmental Research

Volumn 147, Issue , 2016, Pages 373-382

  Pinault, Lauren ^a   Crouse, Daniel ^b   Jerrett, Michael ^c   Brauer, Michael ^d   Tjepkema, Michael ^a  

^a STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW BRUNSWICK   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Canada; Nitrogen dioxide; NO2; Socioeconomic status; Traffic

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; EXHAUST GAS; NITRIC OXIDE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AUTOCORRELATION; CENSUS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE; ENVIRONMENTAL MODELING; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOCIOECONOMIC STATUS; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CANADA; CITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FAMILY; FEMALE; HIGHWAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POPULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SINGLE PARENT; SOCIAL CLASS; SOCIAL ISOLATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; MIDDLE AGED; SOCIOECONOMICS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

BRITISH COLUMBIA; CANADA; MONTREAL; ONTARIO [CANADA]; QUEBEC [CANADA]; TORONTO; VANCOUVER [BRITISH COLUMBIA];

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; CANADA; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NITRIC OXIDE; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84959275576     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.02.033     Document Type: Article

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