2024
Yes
Exposure and dose assessment of school children to air pollutants in a tropical coastal-urban area
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0048969721048221?via%3Dihub
Kitagaway, Yasmin Kaore Lago
South America
Exposure
Students
Elementary (K-5)
Middle/Jr High (6-8)
Nitrogen Dioxide (NO2)
children
Personal exposure
Dose
NO₂
Fine particles
In Southeast Brazil, modeling showed children’s NO₂ exposure (22.3 μg/m³) was nearly twice passive sampler measures (12.3 μg/m³). Models also estimated O₃, PM₁₀, PM₂.₅, and PM₁ exposures, indicating potential health risks and advantages of modeling over sparse monitoring.
2022