[Validation and subjective reports of exposure to traffic by traffic count, NO2 dispersion modeling and measuring NO2 emissions].
OBJECTIVE
The validity of self-reports of traffic density on street of residence in cities has not been evaluated extensively yet.


METHODS
This study compared traffic self-reports with exposure estimates based on traffic counts and emission measurements.


RESULTS
Self-reports correlated well with traffic count data but less well with data from measurements of background emission.


CONCLUSIONS
As traffic counts primarily represent direct exposure to road traffic and emission concentrations primarily represent city background exposure to traffic-related pollutants, self-reports reflect direct traffic exposure more strongly than background exposure.
Kuhlisch
Wiltrud
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Kinderklinik, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus der TU Dresden. kuhlisch@math.tu-dresden.de
Hirsch
Thomas
T
Olunczek
Ulrich
U
Vollheim
Birgit
B
Gross
Barbara
B
Düring
Ingo
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Weiland
Stephan K
SK
Leupold
Wolfgang
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D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000032:analysis*; D001336:Automobiles / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015233:Models, Statistical; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide / Q000032:analysis*; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012931:Social Environment; D014505:Urban Population / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
D000393:Air Pollutants; D009585:Nitrogen Dioxide