Personal exposure to black carbon in transport microenvironments

E Dons, LI Panis, M Van Poppel, J Theunis… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - Elsevier
We evaluated personal exposure of 62 individuals to the air pollutant Black Carbon, using
13 portable aethalometers while keeping detailed records of their time-activity pattern and …

A travel mode comparison of commuters' exposures to air pollutants in Barcelona

A De Nazelle, S Fruin, D Westerdahl, D Martinez… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - Elsevier
Daily commutes may contribute disproportionately to overall daily inhalations of urban air
contaminants. Understanding factors that explain variability of exposures during travel, and …

Mobile monitoring of particle number concentration and other traffic-related air pollutants in a near-highway neighborhood over the course of a year

LT Padró-Martínez, AP Patton, JB Trull, W Zamore… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - Elsevier
Accurate quantification of exposures to traffic-related air pollution in near-highway
neighborhoods is challenging due to the high degree of spatial and temporal variation of …

An application of ARIMA model to predict submicron particle concentrations from meteorological factors at a busy roadside in Hangzhou, China

L Jian, Y Zhao, YP Zhu, MB Zhang… - Science of the Total …, 2012 - Elsevier
In order to investigate the effect of meteorological factors on submicron particle (ultrafine
particle (UFP) and particulate matter 1.0 (PM1. 0)) concentrations under busy traffic …

[HTML][HTML] The Aeroflex: a bicycle for mobile air quality measurements

B Elen, J Peters, M Van Poppel, N Bleux, J Theunis… - Sensors, 2012 - mdpi.com
Fixed air quality stations have limitations when used to assess people's real life exposure to
air pollutants. Their spatial coverage is too limited to capture the spatial variability in, eg, an …

Systematic Evaluation of Land Use Regression Models for NO2

M Wang, R Beelen, M Eeftens, K Meliefste… - … science & technology, 2012 - ACS Publications
Land use regression (LUR) models have become popular to explain the spatial variation of
air pollution concentrations. Independent evaluation is important. We developed LUR …

Size-segregated composition of particulate matter (PM) in major roadways and surface streets

W Kam, JW Liacos, JJ Schauer, RJ Delfino… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - Elsevier
A sampling campaign was conducted to assess on-road particulate matter (PM) composition
for three size fractions (PM10–2.5, PM2. 5–0.25, and PM0. 25) on three representative …

Linking in-vehicle ultrafine particle exposures to on-road concentrations

N Hudda, SP Eckel, LD Knibbs, C Sioutas… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - Elsevier
For traffic-related pollutants like ultrafine particles (UFP), a significant fraction of overall
exposure occurs within or close to the transit microenvironment. Therefore, understanding …

Observation of elevated air pollutant concentrations in a residential neighborhood of Los Angeles California using a mobile platform

S Hu, SE Paulson, S Fruin, K Kozawa, S Mara… - Atmospheric …, 2012 - Elsevier
We observed elevated air pollutant concentrations, especially of ultrafine particles (UFP),
black carbon (BC) and NO, across the residential neighborhood of the Boyle Heights …

PM, NOx and butane emissions from on-road vehicle fleets in Hong Kong and their implications on emission control policy

Z Ning, M Wubulihairen, F Yang - Atmospheric Environment, 2012 - Elsevier
Vehicular emissions are the major sources of air pollution in urban areas. For metropolitan
cities with large population working and living in environments with direct traffic impact …