DEARS Select Preliminary Findings (Presentations and Abstracts)
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Presentations
DEARS Study Design and Overview (PDF) (26pp, 841K)
DEARS Particulate Matter Results (PDF) (15pp, 794K)
DEARS PM Gaseous Co-pollutant Findings (PDF) (25pp, 1MB)
Preliminary DEARS VOCs Results (PDF) (22pp, 829K)
Initial DEARS Near-Road Mobile Source Findings (PDF) (14pp, 566K)
Preliminary Ambient Source Apportionment Findings (PDF) (26pp, 1MB)
Abstracts
The importance of DEARS and similar studies
The role of source apportionment in the DEARS
The use of passive dosimeters in the DEARS
Spatial and temporal investigations of Volatile Organic Compounds in the DEARS
Linking the DEARS and the Detroit Cardiovascular Health Study
The effect of near-road influences in the DEARS
Use of nephelometers to investigate variations in personal exposures to particulate matter