Health Benefit Assessment of Running in Urban Areas against the Background of Particulate Matter 2.5 Concentration: The Munich Olympic Park
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Health Benefit Assessment
2.2. PM2.5 Concentration in the Munich Olympic Park
3. Results
3.1. Tipping and Break-Even Points
3.2. PM2.5 Concentrations in the Munich Olympic Park
4. Discussion
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
Appendix A
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Variable | Mean | Standard Deviation | Minimum | Maximum |
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Overall PM2.5 concentration (µg/m3) | 12.94 | 16.46 | 0.89 | 89.11 |
PM2.5 concentration in green space (µg/m3) | 12.77 | 17.68 | 0.89 | 89.11 |
PM2.5 concentration nearby traffic (µg/m3) | 13.18 | 15.16 | 1.15 | 80.95 |
Temperature (°C) | 16.54 | 7.78 | 3.00 | 34.00 |
Humidity (%) | 62.51 | 19.03 | 28.00 | 91.00 |
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Zeindl, L.; Koenigstorfer, J. Health Benefit Assessment of Running in Urban Areas against the Background of Particulate Matter 2.5 Concentration: The Munich Olympic Park. Urban Sci. 2020, 4, 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci4040062
Zeindl L, Koenigstorfer J. Health Benefit Assessment of Running in Urban Areas against the Background of Particulate Matter 2.5 Concentration: The Munich Olympic Park. Urban Science. 2020; 4(4):62. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci4040062
Chicago/Turabian StyleZeindl, Linda, and Joerg Koenigstorfer. 2020. "Health Benefit Assessment of Running in Urban Areas against the Background of Particulate Matter 2.5 Concentration: The Munich Olympic Park" Urban Science 4, no. 4: 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci4040062
APA StyleZeindl, L., & Koenigstorfer, J. (2020). Health Benefit Assessment of Running in Urban Areas against the Background of Particulate Matter 2.5 Concentration: The Munich Olympic Park. Urban Science, 4(4), 62. https://doi.org/10.3390/urbansci4040062