Overview
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Despite evidence of the toxicological effects of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH), Carbonyls and Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC), there have been no published studies examining the relationship between validly measured longitudinal environmental exposure to these particles and adverse health effects in human subjects, particularly children.
Hypothesis/Aims: The relationship between the measured levels of PAH, carbonyls and VOCs with the traffic related emissions will be investigated using the detailed available data on particle (both in terms of number and mass) and gaseous concentrations, as well as the traffic data, at the schools.
Approaches: Samples for analyses of PAH, carbonyls and VOCs are being collected in indoor and outdoor locations at schools in Brisbane Metropolitan Area, as part of a project titled - The Effects of Ultrafine Particles from Traffic Emissions on Children's Health (UPTECH)'.
- Study level
- Honours
- Supervisors
- QUT
- Organisational unit
Science and Engineering Faculty
- Research area
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Please contact the supervisor.
Professor Lidia Morawska
