Ambient gas concentrations and personal particulate matter exposures: implications for studying the health effects of particles

• Published in: Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) Vol. 16; no. 3; p. 385
• Main Authors: Sarnat, Jeremy A, Brown, Kathleen W, Schwartz, Joel, Coull, Brent A, Koutrakis, Petros
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.05.2005
• Subjects: Aged; Air Pollutants - adverse effects; Air Pollutants - analysis; Baltimore; Boston; Child; Humans; Particle Size; Regression Analysis; Seasons; Baltimore; Boston

Data from a previous study conducted in Baltimore, MD, showed that ambient fine particulate matter less than 2.5 mum in diameter (PM2.5) concentrations were strongly correlated with corresponding personal PM2.5 exposures, whereas ambient O3, NO2, and SO2 concentrations were weakly correlated with th...