POLLUTION BY CARBON MONOXIDE IN THE INTERIOR OF A VEHICLE IN TRAFFIC
POLLUTION PAR LE MONOXYDE DE CARBONE A L'INTERIEUR D'UNE VOITURE EN CIRCULATION
THE ROUTE STUDIED COMPRISED BOTH VERY HEAVILY AND FAIRLY HEAVILY BUILT-UP URBAN AREAS. AT DIFFERENT HOURS OF THE DAY, MEASUREMENTS OF CARBON MONOXIDE WERE MADE PRACTICALLY CONTINUOUSLY IN A VEHICLE OVER THE WHOLE LENGTH OF THE ROUTE. THE ANALYSIS OF THE MEAN READINGS OF CARBON MONOXIDE ALONG THE DIFFERENT SECTIONS OF THE ROUTE, MAKES IT POSSIBLE TO DEFINE, FOR EACH JOURNEY, THE TYPES OF JOURNEYS WHICH ARE LIKELY TO HAVE AN IMPACT ON HEALTH, WHETHER BECAUSE OF THE HEAVY TRAFFIC, OR BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE GEOMETRY OF THE ROUTE IS NOT CONDUCIVE TO THE DISPERSION OF THE POLLUTANTS. IN ADDITION, A TOXICOLOGICAL APPROACH IS FOLLOWED WHICH IS BASED ON THE THEORY OF THE ABSORPTION OF CARBOXY-HAEMOGLOBIN IN THE BLOOD FOR AN AVERAGE MOTORIST FOR A JOURNEY UNDERTAKEN AT NIGHT OR DURING THE DAY, AT PEAK HOUR OR OFF-PEAK PERIOD. THE "REVUE POLLUTION ATMOSPHERIQUE" NO 72- OCT-DEC 1976, SUMMARIZES THE PRINCIPAL CONCLUSIONS OF THIS STUDY.
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Authors:
- DELSEY, J
- JOUMARD, R
- VIDON, R
- Publication Date: 1976-4
Language
- French
- English
Media Info
- Pagination: 35P
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air pollution; Carbon monoxide; Drivers; Measurement; Toxicity; Translations; Travel; Travelers
- ITRD Terms: 2452: Air pollution; 7391: Carbon monoxide; 698: Journey; 6136: Measurement; 1755: Road user; 2142: Toxicity; 8538: Translation
- Subject Areas: Society; VEHICLE NUISANCE;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 01296136
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Institut Francais des Sciences et Technologies des Transports, de l'Aménagement et des Réseaux (IFSTTAR)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Nov 21 2010 5:48AM