Estimating Long-Term Average Particulate Air Pollution Concentrations: Application of Traffic Indicators and Geographic Information Systems

Michael Bräuer; Gerard Hoek; Patricia van Vliet; Kees Meliefste; Paul Fischer; Ulrike Gehring; Joachim Heinrich; Josef Cyrys; Tom Bellander; Marie Lewné; Bert Brunekreef

doi:10.1097/01.ede.0000041910.49046.9b

Abstract

A substantial fraction of the variability in annual average concentrations for all locations was explained by traffic-related variables. This approach can be used to estimate individual exposures for epidemiologic studies and offers advantages over alternative techniques relying on surrogate variables or traditional approaches that utilize ambient monitoring data alone.

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Environmental scienceAir pollutionParticulatesRegression analysisAtmospheric sciencesPopulationMeteorologyLinear regressionTraffic intensityParticulate pollutionStatisticsAir quality indexGeographyMathematicsEnvironmental healthMedicineChemistry

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Year: 2003
Type: article
Volume: 14
Issue: 2
Pages: 228-239
Citations: 502
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                                    Michael Bräuer, 
                                
                                    Gerard Hoek, 
                                
                                    Patricia van Vliet
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2003). 
                            Estimating Long-Term Average Particulate Air Pollution Concentrations: Application of Traffic Indicators and Geographic Information Systems. 
                            Epidemiology
                            , 14
                            (2)
                            , 228-239.
                            https://doi.org/10.1097/01.ede.0000041910.49046.9b
                        

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DOI: 10.1097/01.ede.0000041910.49046.9b