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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015

High resolution spatial and temporal mapping of traffic-related air pollutants.

Stuart Batterman, Rajiv Ganguly, Paul Harbin

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. Development of Life Course Exposure Estimates Using Geospatial Data and Residence History.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025
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  4. Seasonal Variation, Chemical Composition, and PMF-Derived Sources Identification of Traffic-Related PMInternational journal of environmental research and public health · 2021
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  8. Disease and Health Inequalities Attributable to Air Pollutant Exposure in Detroit, Michigan.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2017
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  9. Residential Proximity to Major Roadways and Risk of Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Meta-Analysis.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2016
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  10. Particulate Matter Exposure in a Police Station Located near a Highway.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2015
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Stuart BattermanEnvironmental Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 48109, USA. StuartB@umich.edu.
Rajiv GangulyDepartment of Civil Engineering, Jaypee University of Information Technology, Waknaghat, Solan, Himachal Pradesh 173234, India. rajiv.ganguly@juit.ac.in.
Paul HarbinInstitute for Population Health, 1400 E. Woodbridge, Detroit, MI 48207, USA. pharbin@ipophealth.org.

Funding

Strategic Vision & Impact on Environmental HealthP30ES017885 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI Dana Dolinoy · 2011 to 2026
$21.3M
Interactions of Diesel Exhaust and Respiratory Viruses in Asthmatic ChildrenR01ES016769 · NIEHS · UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN AT ANN ARBOR · PI LEWIS, TOBY C · 2010 to 2014
$3.0M
NIEHS NIH HHS P30 ES017885NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES016769NIEHS NIH HHS R01 ES016769-01PHS HHS 5-R01-ESO14677-02
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Vehicle traffic is one of the most significant emission sources of air pollutants in urban areas. While the influence of mobile source emissions is felt throughout an urban area, concentrations from mobile emissions can be highest near major roadways. At present, information regarding the spatial and temporal patterns and the share of pollution attributable to traffic-related air pollutants is limited, in part due to concentrations that fall sharply with distance from roadways, as well as the few monitoring sites available in cities. This study uses a newly developed dispersion model (RLINE) and a spatially and temporally resolved emissions inventory to predict hourly PM2.5 and NOx concentrations across Detroit (MI, USA) at very high spatial resolution. Results for annual averages and high pollution days show contrasting patterns, the need for spatially resolved analyses, and the limitations of surrogate metrics like proximity or distance to roads. Data requirements, computational and modeling issues are discussed. High resolution pollutant data enable the identification of pollutant "hotspots", "project-level" analyses of transportation options, development of exposure measures for epidemiology studies, delineation of vulnerable and susceptible populations, policy analyses examining risks and benefits of mitigation options, and the development of sustainability indicators integrating environmental, social, economic and health information.

Indexed as

Geographic MappingModels, TheoreticalAir PollutantsAir PollutionCitiesEnvironmental ExposureEnvironmental MonitoringHumansMichiganParticulate MatterVehicle EmissionsAir PollutantsParticulate MatterVehicle Emissions

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PMID25837345
PMCPMC4410208

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