Comparison of air pollution exposures in active vs. passive travel modes in European cities: a quantitative review

A De Nazelle, O Bode, JP Orjuela - Environment international, 2017 - Elsevier
Background Transport microenvironments tend to have higher air pollutant concentrations
than other settings most people encounter in their daily lives. The choice of travel modes …

Factors affecting in-vehicle exposure to traffic-related air pollutants: A review

D Campagnolo, F Borghi, G Fanti, M Keller… - Atmospheric …, 2023 - Elsevier
The aims of this review are: analyse the in-vehicle exposure determinants to traffic-related
air pollutants (TRAPs); identify the lack of information in this field, providing suggestions for …

Particulates and noise exposure during bicycle, bus and car commuting: A study in three European cities

EO Okokon, T Yli-Tuomi, AW Turunen, P Taimisto… - Environmental …, 2017 - Elsevier
Background In order to curb traffic-related air pollution and its impact on the physical
environment, contemporary city commuters are encouraged to shift from private car use to …

In-vehicle exposure to NO2 and PM2. 5: A comprehensive assessment of controlling parameters and reduction strategies to minimise personal exposure

VN Matthaios, RM Harrison, P Koutrakis… - Science of the Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Vehicles are the third most occupied microenvironment, other than home and workplace, in
developed urban areas. Vehicle cabins are confined spaces where occupants can mitigate …

In-vehicle exposures to particulate air pollution in Canadian metropolitan areas: the urban transportation exposure study

S Weichenthal, K Van Ryswyk, R Kulka… - … science & technology, 2015 - ACS Publications
Commuters may be exposed to increased levels of traffic-related air pollution owing to close
proximity to traffic-emissions. We collected in-vehicle and roof-top air pollution …

Carbon dioxide accumulation inside vehicles: The effect of ventilation and driving conditions

N Hudda, SA Fruin - Science of the Total Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Limiting the air exchange of passenger vehicles by closing windows and recirculating cabin
air (RC) restricts the influx of roadway pollutants and reduces in-vehicle particulate …

Determinants of exposure to ultrafine particulate matter, black carbon, and PM2. 5 in common travel modes in Istanbul

B Onat, ÜA Şahin, B Uzun, Ö Akın, F Özkaya… - Atmospheric …, 2019 - Elsevier
The personal exposure concentrations of ultrafine particles (UFPs), black carbon (BC), and
particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter≤ 2.5 μm (PM 2.5) were measured in often …

A framework for estimating the US mortality burden of fine particulate matter exposure attributable to indoor and outdoor microenvironments

P Azimi, B Stephens - Journal of exposure science & environmental …, 2020 - nature.com
Exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is associated with increased mortality. Although
epidemiology studies typically use outdoor PM2. 5 concentrations as surrogates for …

Reducing the health impacts of ambient air pollution

C Sorensen, E Lehmann, C Holder, J Hu, A Krishnan… - bmj, 2022 - bmj.com
• Inhaling polluted ambient air has many health effects, including childhood onset of asthma,
and onset and progression of atherosclerosis• Vulnerable people can consider using well …

[HTML][HTML] Exploring the effects of ventilation practices in mitigating in-vehicle exposure to traffic-related air pollutants in China

Z Tong, Y Li, D Westerdahl, G Adamkiewicz… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
In most major cities of China, commuters inevitably spend a considerable amount of time in
vehicle cabins due to the escalation of traffic congestion and a rapidly increasing vehicle …