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Clean fleets, different streets: evaluating the effect of New York City's clean bus program on changes to estimated ambient air pollution.

Gina S LovasiChristian A TreatDustin FryIsha ShahJane E CloughertyAlique BerberianFrederica P PereraMarianthi-Anna Kioumourtzoglou
Published in: Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology (2022)
Urban air pollution from diesel-burning buses is an important health exposure. The New York Metropolitan Transit Agency has worked to deploy cleaner buses into their fleet, but the impact of this policy has not been evaluated. Successful reductions in air pollution are critical for public health.
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