Project Leader:
Patrick Kinney
Earth Institute Contact: Patrick Kinney
EI Collaborators:
Steven Chillrud
Locations: United States of America
Special Locations:
New York City
Description:
The purpose of this project is to characterize traffic related particle exposures, especially from diesel engines, at four schools and two bus depots, with following aims: 1) to test whether location of school is an important determinant in the overall exposure of individuals (compared to time at home or outdoors) 2) to test whether daily asthma symptoms are related to daily changes in black carbon levels at schools, 3) to see whether one can measure change in neighborhood air pollutant levels after a bus depot conversion from diesel to natural gas or opening of a new diesel bus depot.
EI Unit:
Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory (LDEO)
Cross Cutting Themes:
Urbanization
Core Disciplines:
Earth Sciences
Collaborating Institutions:
Mailman School of Public Health
Funding Agency:
NIEHS
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