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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2015

Particulate Matter Exposure in a Police Station Located near a Highway.

Yu-Cheng Chen, Chin-Kai Hsu, Chia C Wang, Perng-Jy Tsai, Chun-Yuan Wang, Mei-Ru Chen, Ming-Yeng Lin

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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 6 papers.

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7 authors at 5 institutions in 1 country.

Yu-Cheng ChenNational Environmental Health Research Center, National Health Research Institutes, 35 Keyan Road, Zhunan Town, Miaoli 350, Taiwan. yucheng@nhri.org.tw.
Chin-Kai HsuDepartment of Industrial and Information Management, College of Management, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan. jimmyg83525@yahoo.com.tw.
Chia C WangDepartment of Chemistry, College of Science, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung 804, Taiwan. chiawang@mail.nsysu.edu.tw.
Perng-Jy TsaiDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan. pjtsai@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
Chun-Yuan WangDepartment of Administration Police, College of Justice Administration, Central Police University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan. g885422@seed.net.tw.
Mei-Ru ChenDepartment of Occupational Safety and Health, College of Medicine and Life Science, Chung Hwa University of Medical Technology, Tainan 717, Taiwan. chenmj@mail.hwai.edu.tw.
Ming-Yeng LinDepartment of Environmental and Occupational Health, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan 701, Taiwan. m_lin@mail.ncku.edu.tw.
National Cheng Kung University · TWCentral Police University · TWChung Hwa University of Medical Technology · TWNational Health Research Institutes · TWNational Sun Yat-sen University · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

People living or working near roadways have experienced an increase in cardiovascular or respiratory diseases due to vehicle emissions. Very few studies have focused on the PM exposure of highway police officers, particularly for the number concentration and size distribution of ultrafine particles (UFP). This study evaluated exposure concentrations of particulate matter (PM) in the Sinying police station near a highway located in Tainan, Taiwan, under different traffic volumes, traffic types, and shift times. We focused on periods when the wind blew from the highway toward the police station and when the wind speed was greater than or equal to 0.5 m/s. PM2.5, UFP, and PM-PAHs concentrations in the police station and an upwind reference station were measured. Results indicate that PM2.5, UFP, and PM-PAHs concentrations in the police station can be on average 1.13, 2.17, and 5.81 times more than the upwind reference station concentrations, respectively. The highest exposure level for PM2.5 and UFP was observed during the 12:00 PM-4:00 PM shift while the highest PAHs concentration was found in the 4:00 AM-8:00 AM shift. Thus, special attention needs to be given to protect police officers from exposure to high PM concentration.

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Environmental MonitoringAir PollutantsEnvironmental ExposureHumansParticulate MatterPolicePolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsTaiwanVehicle EmissionsAir PollutantsParticulate MatterPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsVehicle Emissionshighwayparticulate matterpolice stationultrafine particles

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PMID26580641
PMCPMC4661666
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