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Vehicle emissions: progress and challenges

Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology volume 20, pages 487–488 (2010)Cite this article

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Understanding exposures to vehicular emissions is fundamental to characterizing health risks and developing regulatory approaches that effectively reduce that risk.

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering and Energy and Resources Group, University of California, Berkeley, California, USA

    Robert F Sawyer

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Sawyer, R. Vehicle emissions: progress and challenges. J Expo Sci Environ Epidemiol 20, 487–488 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1038/jes.2010.44

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