Particle exposure during the 2013 haze in Singapore : importance of the built environment

• Main Authors: Zhou, Jin, Chen, Ailu, Cao, Qingliang, Yang, Bin, Chang, Victor Wei-Chung, Nazaroff, William W.
• Other Authors: School of Civil and Environmental Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2015
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Environmental engineering::Environmental pollution
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/79376; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/26373
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

The 2013 haze was the most serious air pollution event in Singapore's history. Individual exposures to particulate matter differ (a) according to time patterns of behaviour and (b) with the varying degrees of protection provided by buildings against penetration and persistence of outdoor partic...