Author's response to reviews Title: Spatial and temporal estimation of air pollutants in New York City: exposure assignment for use in a birth outcomes study Authors:

Spatial and temporal estimation of air pollutants in New York City: exposure assignment for use in a birth outcomes study

BACKGROUND Recent epidemiological studies have examined the associations between air pollution and birth outcomes. Regulatory air quality monitors often used in these studies, however, were spatially sparse and unable to capture relevant within-city variation in exposure during pregnancy. METHODS This study developed two-week average exposure estimates for fine particles (PM2.5) and nitrogen ...

Author's response to reviews Title: Spatial variability in levels of benzene, formaldehyde, and total BTEX in New York City: a land-use regression study Authors:

Modeling and Spatio-Temporal Analysis of the Distribution of O3 in Tehran City Based on Neural Network and Spatial Analysis in GIS Environment

Air pollution is one of the most problems that people are facing today in metropolitan areas. Suspended particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, ozone and nitrogen dioxide are the five major pollutants of air that pose many problems to human health. The goal of this study is to propose a spatial approach for estimation and analyzing the spatial and temporal distribution of ozone based on ...

Author's response to reviews Title: Temporal changes in key maternal and fetal factors affecting birth outcomes: a 32-year population-based study in an industrial city Authors:

Spatial variability in levels of benzene, formaldehyde, and total benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes in New York City: a land-use regression study

BACKGROUND Hazardous air pollutant exposures are common in urban areas contributing to increased risk of cancer and other adverse health outcomes. While recent analyses indicate that New York City residents experience significantly higher cancer risks attributable to hazardous air pollutant exposures than the United States as a whole, limited data exist to assess intra-urban variability in air ...