AIR QUALITY IN ROAD TUNNELS: HEALTH EFFECTS OF NITROGEN DIOXIDE AND ASPECTS ON CO-POLLUTANTS
The aim of the project is to increase the knowledge regarding how air quality in tunnels affects health status in humans. The project was expected to give recommendations for the determination of exposure limit values. The project presented in this report was intended to clarify current knowledge regarding medical effects of different air pollutants at exposure times (15-30 minutes) which can occur in Swedish road tunnels, both as single exposure as well as daily repeated exposure. The study was to cover nitrogen dioxide and possible interaction with other agents. Additionally the work should for particles give an outline description of the current knowledge, a preliminary evaluation of harmful concentrations and exposure times and suggestions for future research. Special regards should be given to individuals with decreased lung function or increased sensitivity in the airways.
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Corporate Authors:
VAEGVERKET
BORLAENGE, Sweden SE-781 87 -
Authors:
- SANDSTROEM, T
- FORSBERG, B
- BYLIN, G
- Publication Date: 2003
Language
- English
Media Info
- Features: References;
- Pagination: 41 p.
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Serial:
- PUBLIKATION
- Issue Number: 2003:64
- Publisher: VAEGVERKET
- ISSN: 1401-9612
Subject/Index Terms
- TRT Terms: Air pollution; Crash exposure; Diseases and medical conditions; Health; Nitrogen oxides; Particles; Pollutants; Tunnels
- Uncontrolled Terms: Exposure (Human); Threshold (Math)
- ITRD Terms: 2452: Air pollution; 2442: Emission; 2144: Health; 2051: Human tolerance; 6452: Limit; 2154: Medical aspects; 7380: Nitrogen oxide; 4511: Particle; 3374: Tunnel
- Subject Areas: Bridges and other structures; Safety and Human Factors;
Filing Info
- Accession Number: 00967662
- Record Type: Publication
- Source Agency: Swedish National Road and Transport Research Institute (VTI)
- Files: ITRD
- Created Date: Jan 13 2004 12:00AM