An examination of population exposure to traffic related air pollution: Comparing spatially and temporally resolved estimates against long-term average exposures at the home location

Environmental Research

Volumn 147, Issue , 2016, Pages 435-444

  Shekarrizfard, Maryam ^a   Faghih Imani, Ahmadreza ^a   Hatzopoulou, Marianne ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Dynamic; Exposure; Mobility; Nitrogen dioxide (NO2); Traffic emissions

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; EXHAUST GAS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DISPERSION; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; LAND USE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; POPULATION MODEL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; THEORETICAL MODEL;

CANADA; MONTREAL; QUEBEC [CANADA];

AIR POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 84960363944     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2016.02.039     Document Type: Article

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