Pedestrians in traffic environments: Ultrafine particle respiratory doses

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2017, Pages

  Manigrasso, Maurizio ^a   Natale, Claudio ^a   Vitali, Matteo ^b   Protano, Carmela ^b   Avino, Pasquale ^a,c  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autovehicular traffic; COPD; Dose deposition; Exposure; Granulometric size; Human respiratory tract; Number concentration; UltraFine particles; Urban air; Workday

Indexed keywords

GRANULOMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEDESTRIAN; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BREATHING RATE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; NANOANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEDESTRIAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; POPULATION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TRAFFIC; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; WALKING; WORKING TIME; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CITY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICLE SIZE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

AIR POLLUTANT; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MALE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEDESTRIANS; ROME; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 85014947190     PISSN: 16617827     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14030288     Document Type: Article

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