Comparison of spatial interpolation methods for the estimation of air quality data

Abbey D., Mills P., Petersen F., and Beeson W.I. Long-term ambient concentrations of total suspended particulates and oxidants as related to incidence of chronic disease in California seventh-day adventists. Env Health Perspect 1991: 94: 43–50.

Bailey T.C., and Gatrell A.C. Interactive Spatial Data Analysis. Longman: London, 1995.

Brown P.J., Le N.D., and Zidek J.V. Multivariate spatial interoplation and exposure to air pollutants. Can J Stat 1994: 22: 489–509.

Brunekreef B., Dockery D., and Krzyzanowski M. Epidemiologic studies on short-term effects of low levels of major ambient air pollution components. Env Health Perspect 1995: 103 (Suppl. 2): 3–13.

Burrough P.A., and McDonnell R.A. Principles of Geographical Information Systems. Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1998.

Casado L.S., Rouhani S., Cardelino C.A., and Ferrier A.J. Geostatistical analysis and visualization of hourly ozone data. Atmos Environ 1994: 28: 2105–2118.

Chestnut L., Schwartz J., Savitz D., and Burchfiel C. Pulmonary function and ambient particulate matter: epidemiological evidence from NHANES-I. Arch Environ Health 1991: 46 (3): 135–144.

Detels R., Tashkin D., Sayre J., Rokaw S., Coulson A., Massey F., and Wegman D. The UCLA population studies of chronic obstructive respiratory disease, 9: lung function changes associated with chronic exposure to photochemical oxidants, a cohort study among never-smokers. CHEST 1987: 92 (4): 594–603.

Duddek C., Le N.D., Zidek J.V., and Burnett R.T. Multivariate imputation in cross-sectional analysis of health effects associated with air pollution. J Environ Ecol Stat 1995: 2: 191–212.

Griffith D.A. Advanced Spatial Statistics. Kluwer Academic Publishers: Dordrecht, 1988.

Gunnink J.L., and Burrough P.A. Interactive spatial analysis of soil attribute patterns using exploratory data analysis (EDA) and GIS. In: Masser I., Salge F. (Eds). Spatial Analytical Perspectives on GIS. Taylor & Francis, New York, 1996, pp. 87–99.

Isaaks E.H., and Srinivasta R.M. Applied Geostatistics. Oxford University Press: Oxford, 1989.

Kinney P.L., Aggarwal M., Nikiforov S.V., and Nadas A. Methods development for epidemiologic investigations of the health effects of prolonged ozone exposure. Part III: an approach to retrospective estimation of lifetime ozone exposure using a questionnaire and ambient monitoring data (U.S. sites). Health Effects Inst Res Rep 1998: 81: 79–107.

Kunzli N., Lurman F., Segal M., Ngo L., Balmes J., and Tager I. Association between lifetime ambient ozone exposure and pulmonary function in college freshman—results of a pilot study. Environ Res 1997: 72: 8–23.

Lefohn A.S., Knudsen H.P., Logan J.A., Simpson J., and Bhumralkar C. An evaluation of the kriging method to predict 7-h seasonal mean ozone concentrations for estimating crop losses. JAPCA 1987: 37: 595–602.

Lefohn A.S., Knudsen H.P., and McEvoy L.R. The use of kriging to estimate monthly ozone exposure parameters for the Southeastern United States. Environ Pollut 1988: 53: 27–42.

Linn W., Shamoo D., Anderson K., Peng R., Avol E., Hackney J., and Gong H. Short-term air pollution exposures and responses in los angeles area school children. J Exp Anal Environ Epi 1996: 6 (4): 449–472.

Liu L.-J.S., and Rossini A.J. Use of kriging models to predict 12-hour mean ozone concentrations in metropolitan Toronto — a pilot study. Environ Int 1996: 22: 677–692.

McConnell R., Berhane K., Gilliland F., London S., Vora H., Avol E., Gauderman J., Margolis H., Lurmann F., Thomas D., and Peters J. Air Pollution and Bronchitis Symptoms in Southern California Children with Asthma. Environ Health Perspect 1999: 107 (9): 757–760.

Mulholland J.A., Butler A.J., Wilkinson J.G., Russell A.G., and Tolbert P.E. Temporal and spatial distributions of ozone in Atlanta: regulatory and epidemiologic implications. J Air Waste Mngt Assoc 1998: 48: 418–426.

Nikiforov S.V., Aggarwal M., Nadas A., and Kinney P.L. Methods for spatial interpolation of long-term ozone concentrations. J Exposure Anal Environ Epidemiol 1998: 8: 465–481.

Norris G., Youngpong S., Koenig J., Larson T., Sheppard L., and Stout J. An association between fine particles and asthma emergency department visits for children in Seattle. Environ Health Perspect 1999: 107 (6): 489–493.

Oliver M.A. Geostatistics, rare disease and the environment. In: Masser I., Salge F. (Eds). Spatial Analytical Perspectives on GIS. Taylor & Francis, New York, 1996, pp. 67–85.

Peters J., Avol E., Navidi W., London S., Gauderman W., Lurmann F., Linn W., Margolis H., Rappaport E., Gong H., and Thomas D. A study of twelve southern california communities with differing levels and types of air pollution. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1999: 159: 760–767.

Pope C.A., Bates D., and Raizenne M. Health effects of particulate air pollution: time for reassessment? Environ Health Perspect 1995a: 103 (5): 472–480.

Pope C.A., Dockery D., and Schwartz J. Review of epidemiological evidence of health effects of particulate air pollution. Inhal Toxicol 1995b: 7: 1–18.

Schwartz J. Lung function and chronic exposure to air pollution: a cross-sectional analysis of NHANES II. Environ Res 1989: 50: 309–321.

Schwartz J. Air pollution and blood markers of cardiovascular risk. Environ Health Perspect 2001: 109 (Suppl. 3): 405–409.

Schwartz J., Dockery D., Neas L., Wypij D., Ware J., Spengler J., Koutrakis P., Speizer F., and Ferris B. Acute effects of summer air pollution on respiratory symptom reporting in children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1994: 150: 1234–1242.

Schwartz J., and Zeger S. Passive smoking, air pollution, and acute respiratory symptoms in a diary study of student nurses. Am Rev Respir Dis 1990: 141: 62–67.

Stern B., Jones L., Raizenne M., Burnett R., Meager J.C., and Franklin C.A. Respiratory health effects associated with ambient sulfates and ozone in two rural canadian communities. Environ Res 1989: 49: 20–39.

Stern B., Raizenne M., Burnett R., Jones L., Kearney J., and Franklin C.A. Air pollution and childhood respiratory health: exposure to sulfate and ozone in 10 Canadian rural communities. Environ Res 1994: 66: 125–142.

Thurston G., Ito K., Kinney P., and Lippmann M. A multi-year study of air pollution and respiratory hospital admissions in three new state metropolitan areas: results for 1988 and 1989 summers. J Exp Anal Environ Epi 1992: 2 (4): 429–450.

US Environmental Protection Agency. Air Quality Criteria for Ozone and Related Photochemical Oxidants. Vol. I of III Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, July, 1996a, EPA/600/P-93/004aF.

US Environmental Protection Agency. Air Quality Criteria for Particulate Matter. Vol. I of III Office of Research and Development, Washington, DC, April, 1996b, EPA/600/P-95/001aF.

Vedal S., Petkau J., White R., and Blair J. Acute effects of ambient inhalable particles in asthmatic and nonasthmatic children. Am J Respir Crit Care Med 1998: 157: 1034–1043.