Exposure to particulate matter, volatile organic compounds, and other air pollutants inside patrol cars英文文献.pdfVIP

Environ. Sci. Technol. 2003, 37, Exposure to Particulate Matter, the American population spends on average 6.6% of its time (95 min each day) inside vehicles (1). Previous studies showed Volatile Organic Compounds, and an association between ambient airborne particulate matter (PM) exposure and death and hospitalization due to heart Other Air Pollutants Inside Patrol attacks, strokes, and other cardiovascular events (24). Some studies (5, 6) proposed that exposure to PM and other Cars pollutants from motor vehicles and other mobile sources M I C H A E L R I E D I K E R , † might be especially harmful. For professionals such as truck, R O N A L D W I L L I A M S , ‡ R O B E R T D E V L I N , § bus, and taxi drivers or motorized police officers, this exposure T H O M A S G R I G G S , , ⊥ A N D might pose an occupational hazard. P H I L I P B R O M B E R G † Computer models suggest that even a small amount of time spent in vehicles may contribute significantly to the Center for Environmental Medicine, average daily personal exposure to PM and gaseous pollutants Asthma and Lung Biology, School of Medicine,