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Does air pollution affect traffic safety? Evidence from cities in China
Does air pollution influence traffic safety? To answer this question, this paper empirically investigates the nonlinear impact of air pollution on...
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Concentration and variation of traffic-related air pollution as measured by carbon monoxide in Hawassa City, Ethiopia
Air pollution is a pressing problem and causes millions of deaths each year related to its effects on respiratory health worldwide. Despite its...
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Application of dynamic spatiotemporal modeling to predict urban traffic–related air pollution changes
Traffic-related urban air pollution is a pressing concern in Tehran, Iran, with severe health implications. This study aimed to create a dynamic...
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Traffic costs of air pollution: the effect of PM2.5 on traffic violation
Although emerging studies have investigated the effect of air pollution on traffic crashes, it is unclear to scholars whether air pollution affects...
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Characterizing and interpreting the spatial variation of traffic pollution in urban non-motorized lanes using mobile measurements
The ongoing improvement of urban air quality urgently needs refined understanding of air pollution variation. For urban roads, due to the changeable...
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The effect of traffic at speed bumps in residential areas on noise and air pollution
Although transportation systems are an increasing necessity in today’s connected world, the over-reliance on internal combustion engine vehicles has...
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Road traffic noise pollution and prevalence of ischemic heart disease: modelling potential association and abatement strategies in noise-exposed areas
In many developing countries with surging vehicular traffic and inadequate traffic management, excessive road traffic noise exposure poses...
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Soil metal pollution in freeway traffic (Mohammedia-Bouznika section, Morocco)
Freeways and main roads are often potential sources of pollution for the environment, particularly soil, air, and water. This study aims to assess...
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Study on Fine-Grained Traffic Pollution Monitoring in Urban Area
Fine-grained monitoring methods such as mobile sensing and grid-based network provide an effective approach to describe the traffic pollution...
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Residential green space improves cognitive performances in primary schoolchildren independent of traffic-related air pollution exposure
BackgroundCognitive performances of schoolchildren have been adversely associated with both recent and chronic exposure to ambient air pollution at...
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The impact of drivers’ short-term exposure to air pollution on traffic deaths
Air pollution may decrease drivers’ driving performance thus leading to traffic accidents, but this impact is almost ignored in existing literature....
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A neuro-fuzzy model to predict respiratory disease hospitalizations arising from the effects of traffic-related air pollution in São Paulo
The significant volume of vehicular traffic has been considered one of the main causes of air pollution due to the rapid growth of urbanization and...
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Assessment of Negatives Road Traffic Externalities: Air and Noise Pollution Cases
In the environmental studies, air and noise pollution monitoring is essential for risk assessment, identification of sources, simulation of...
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Impact of traffic on air pollution in a mid-sized urban city during COVID-19 lockdowns
In this study, we evaluated the changes in air pollutant concentrations around Milwaukee, WI, during and after lockdown due to the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Measurements of traffic-related air pollution at a U.S.–Mexico port of entry and its impacts on nearby community
Traffic-related air pollutants are especially prevalent in border cities with multiple ports of entry (POEs). Excessive emissions due to long delays...
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Do Annual Rings Really Reveal Cd, Ni, and Zn Pollution in the Air Related to Traffic Density? An Example of the Cedar Tree
Heavy metals (HMs) in air pollution seriously threaten the environment. Although plant species are known as good biomonitors, it has not been...
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Black Carbon Emissions from Traffic Contribute Sustainability to Air Pollution in Urban Cities of India
Real-time measurement of black carbon (BC) aerosol contaminated air has potential for human health and climate change. A comprehensive investigation...
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Random effect generalized linear model-based predictive modelling of traffic noise
Noise pollution is one of the negative consequences of growth and development in cities. Traffic noise pollution due to traffic growth is the main...
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Black carbon emissions from traffic contribute substantially to air pollution in Nairobi, Kenya
Rapid urbanization and population growth drives increased air pollution across Sub-Saharan Africa with serious implications for human health, yet...
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Magnetic Properties of Urban Topsoil from Aurangabad (India)—Implications to Industrial Pollution and Road Traffic
This study is close to an earlier urban soil survey carried out for a rapidly growing city with a high traffic density in Aurangabad city, India....
