Objective To investigate the work environmental quality and healthy conditions of the traffic police in the crossroads in a certain city. Methods Four representative main crossroads and one campus were chosen to sample the air pollutants. The concentration of SO 2, NO x, CO, Pb, TSP and IP were measured, meanwhile the healthy conditions of 86 traffic police and 79 controls were investigated. Results The contents of NO x, CO, TSP and IP in the air of the crossroads all exceeded the atmosphere quality hygienic standards (GB3095 96), but the contents of SO 2 and Pb were within the limits. Symptom...