Black Carbon as an Additional Indicator of the Adverse Health Effects of Airborne Particles Compared with PM 10 and PM 2.5
NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science · National Institute for Public Health and the Environment · +8 more institutions
Abstract
Current air quality standards for particulate matter (PM) use the PM mass concentration [PM with aerodynamic diameters ≤ 10 μm (PM(10)) or ≤ 2.5 μm (PM(2.5))] as a metric. It has been suggested that particles from combustion sources are more relevant to human health than are particles from other sources, but the impact of policies directed at reducing PM from combustion processes is usually relatively small when effects are estimated for a reduction in the total mass concentration.
We evaluated the value of black carbon particles (BCP) as an additional indicator in air quality management.
Citation impact
- FWCI
- 31.63
- Percentile
- 100%
- References
- 87
Authors
11- NJNicole JanssenCorresponding
NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
- GHGerard Hoek
Utrecht University
- MSMilena Simic‐Lawson
St George's, University of London, Medical Research Council
- PFPaul Fischer
NTL Institute for Applied Behavioral Science, National Institute for Public Health and the Environment
- LVLeendert van Bree
Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency
Topics & keywords
- Aerodynamic diameter
- Particulates
- Mass concentration (chemistry)
- Environmental science
- Air quality index
- Air pollution
- Ultrafine particle
- Range (aeronautics)