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  • NYU Dataset

    PM2.5 Concentration and Composition in Subway Systems in the Northeastern United States

    Authors
    David G. Luglio
    Maria Katsigeorgis
    Jade Hess
    Rebecca Kim
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    Description

    To examine the air quality in metropolitan subway systems in the United States, investigators collected air samples from 71 stations across 12 transit lines in New York City (NYC), Boston, Philadelphia, and Washington, DC during rush-hour periods. Samples of particulate matter (PM) and black carbon (BC) were collected from the Philadelphia transit system in 2015; all others were collected between June...

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  • NYU Dataset

    Exposure Assessment of Emissions from Mobile Food Carts on New York City Streets

    Authors
    Kamrun Nahar
    Md Mostafijur Rahman
    Amna Raja
    George Thurston
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    To study emissions from mobile food carts in New York City, investigators sampled the air quality around 19 food carts which used propane, charcoal, or a combination of propane and charcoal as cooking fuels. Food cart emissions were compared to air sampling at control sites located upwind and at least 100 meters away from the food carts under study. The study data includes real-time concentrations...

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    2019
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  • NYU Dataset

    Baby's First Years, New York City, New Orleans, Omaha, and Twin Cities, 2018-2022

    Alternate Title(s)
    Household Income and Child Development in the First Years of Life, BFY
    Authors
    Katherine A. Magnuson
    Kimberly Noble
    Greg J. Duncan
    Nathan A. Fox
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    Baby's First Years is the first randomized controlled trial in the United States to examine the causal impact of unconditional cash payments on children's early cognitive, socio-emotional, and brain development over 52 months. Researchers recruited 1,000 mothers with infants and incomes below the federal poverty line residing near study sites in New Orleans, LA, the Twin Cities (Minneapolis, MN and...

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    Mental Health
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