A chronology of ratios between black smoke and PM10 and PM2.5 in the context of comparison of air pollution epidemiology concentration-response functions

A chronology of ratios between black smoke and PM10 and PM2.5 in the context of comparison of air pollution epidemiology concentration-response functions

Abstract Background For many air pollution epidemiological studies in Europe, ‘black smoke’ (BS) was the only measurement available to quantify ambient particulate matter (PM), particularly for exposures prior to the mid-1990s when quantification via the PM10 and/or PM2.5 metrics was introduced. The...

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Main Authors: Mathew R. Heal, Iain J. Beverland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Environmental Health
Subjects:
Black smoke
PM10
PM2.5
Epidemiology
Air pollution
Exposure
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12940-017-0252-2

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