Open AccessAnalysis of Diesel Particulate Matter Health Risk Disparities in Selected US Harbor Areas
Author(s) -
Arlene Rosenbaum,
Seth Hartley,
Chris Holder
Publication year - 2011
Publication title -
american journal of public health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.284
H-Index - 264
eISSN - 1541-0048
pISSN - 0090-0036
DOI - 10.2105/ajph.2011.300190
Subject(s) - environmental health , particulates , population , risk assessment , risk factor , diesel exhaust , environmental science , behavioral risk factor surveillance system , medicine , toxicology , diesel fuel , biology , waste management , ecology , engineering , computer security , computer science
People near major transportation emissions sources experience higher exposure to hazardous pollutants. We present population size and demographic composition estimates for exposure to diesel particulate matter (DPM) exhaust from US harbor activities.