Comparison of ambient airborne PM2.5, PM2.5 absorbance and nitrogen dioxide ratios measured in 1999 and 2009 in three areas in Europe

John L. Durant; Rob Beelen; Marloes Eeftens; Kees Meliefste; Josef Cyrys; Joachim Heinrich; Tom Bellander; Marie Lewne; Bert Brunekreef; Gerard Hoek

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.019

Comparison of ambient airborne PM2.5, PM2.5 absorbance and nitrogen dioxide ratios measured in 1999 and 2009 in three areas in Europe

John L. Durant^*, Rob Beelen, Marloes Eeftens, Kees Meliefste, Josef Cyrys, Joachim Heinrich, Tom Bellander, Marie Lewne, Bert Brunekreef, Gerard Hoek

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Epidemiological studies often use nitrogen dioxide (NO2) or proximity to roads to characterize exposure to more health-relevant pollutants (e.g., fine particles or black carbon aerosol) in vehicle exhaust. Due to the introduction of diesel-soot filters, particle-to-NO2 ratios may have decreased, but little information is available about these ratios over time. Our study aim was to evaluate the change in particle-to-NO2 ratios between 1999 and 2009. We compared data collected during measurement campaigns in 1999 and 2009 from Munich, the Netherlands, and Stockholm. Traffic-impacted and urban and regional background sites were studied during each campaign. The same pollutants were measured in each campaign (mass concentration of particles

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	290-298
Number of pages	9
Journal	Science of the Total Environment
Volume	487
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.019
Publication status	Published - 15 Jul 2014

Keywords

Traffic-related air pollution
Pollutant ratios
NO2
Germany
Sweden
The Netherlands
CHILDREN ATTENDING SCHOOLS
PARTICULATE AIR-POLLUTION
USE REGRESSION-MODELS
SPATIAL VARIATION
PERSONAL EXPOSURE
EMISSIONS
MASS
ASSOCIATION
STABILITY

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Durant, J. L., Beelen, R., Eeftens, M., Meliefste, K., Cyrys, J., Heinrich, J., Bellander, T., Lewne, M., Brunekreef, B., & Hoek, G. (2014). Comparison of ambient airborne PM2.5, PM2.5 absorbance and nitrogen dioxide ratios measured in 1999 and 2009 in three areas in Europe. Science of the Total Environment, 487, 290-298. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2014.04.019

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