Sensitivity analysis of the near-road dispersion model RLINE - an evaluation at Detroit, Michigan.

ABSTRACT: The development of accurate and appropriate exposure metrics for health effect studies of traffic-related air pollutants (TRAPs) remains challenging and important given that traffic has become the dominant urban exposure source and that exposure estimates can affect estimates of associated health risk. Exposure estimates obtained using dispersion models can overcome many of the limitations of monitoring data, and such estimates have been used in several recent health studies. This study examines the sensitivity of exposure estimates produced by dispersion models to meteorological, emission and traffic allocation inputs, focusing on applications to health studies examining near-road exposures to TRAP. Daily average concentrations of CO and NOx predicted using the Research Line source model

SUBMITTER: Milando CW 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5889051 | biostudies-literature | 2018 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature