Comparison of spatial interpolation methods for the estimation of air quality data

• Published in: Journal of exposure analysis and environmental epidemiology Vol. 14; no. 5; pp. 404 - 415
• Main Authors: Wong, David W, Yuan, Lester, Perlin, Susan A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: New York Nature Publishing Group US 01.09.2004; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: Air monitoring; Air Pollutants - analysis; Air Pollutants - poisoning; Air pollution; Air quality; Airborne particulates; Census; Child; Child Welfare; Children; Databases, Factual; Density; Environmental Exposure; Environmental monitoring; Environmental Monitoring - methods; Epidemiological Monitoring; Epidemiology; Estimates; Exposure; Humans; Interpolation; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Monitoring; Outdoor air quality; Ozone; Particulate matter; Pollutants; Pollution monitoring; Production methods; Quality Control; research-article; Respiratory Tract Diseases - epidemiology; Respiratory Tract Diseases - etiology; Risk analysis; Risk Factors; United States; United States Environmental Protection Agency; United States; United States > US; USA; particulate matter; AIRS monitors; kriging; spatial interpolation; NHANES; ozone; respiratory health

We recognized that many health outcomes are associated with air pollution, but in this project launched by the US EPA, the intent was to assess the role of exposure to ambient air pollutants as risk factors only for respiratory effects in children. The NHANES-III database is a valuable resource for...