Modeling Annual Benzene, Toluene, NO2, and Soot Concentrations on the Basis of Road Traffic Characteristics

• Published in: Environmental research Vol. 90; no. 2; pp. 111 - 118
• Main Authors: Carr, David, von Ehrenstein, Ondine, Weiland, Stephan, Wagner, Claudia, Wellie, Oliver, Nicolai, Thomas, von Mutius, Erika
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier 01.10.2002
• Subjects: Air; Air Pollutants; Applied sciences; Atmospheric pollution; Benzene - analysis; Biological and medical sciences; Carbon - analysis; Environmental Exposure; Environmental pollutants toxicology; Exact sciences and technology; Germany; Humans; Medical sciences; Models, Theoretical; Motor Vehicles; Nitrous Oxide - analysis; Pollution; Pollution sources. Measurement results; Toluene - analysis; Toxicology; Transports; Urban Population; Europe; Germany; Germany, Munich; Urban environment; Urban road traffic; Benzene; Soot; Content; Toluene; Prediction; Predictive value; Air pollution; Nitrogen dioxide; Modeling

The investigation of potential adverse health effects of urban traffic-related air pollution is hampered by difficulties encountered with exposure assessment. Usually public measuring sites are few and thereby do not adequately describe spatial variation of pollutant levels over an urban area. In tu...