Urban　populations,　especially　women,　are　vunerable　to　exposure　to　airborne　pollution,　particularly　inhalable　particulates　(PM10).　Thus,　more　accurate　measurement　of　PM10　levels　and　evaluating　their　health　effects　is　critical　for　guiding　policy　to　improve　human　health.　Previous　studies　obtained　personal　PM10　with　time-weighted　average　by　air　filter-based　sampling　(AFS),　which　ignores　individual　differences　and　behavioral　patterns.　Here,　we　used　nasal　filters　instead　of　AFS　to　obtain　actual　inhaled　PM10　under　short-term　exposure　for　urban　dwelling　women　during　a　severe　haze　event　in　Beijing　in　2016.　The　levels　of　six　heavy　metals　such　as　As,　Cd,　Ni,　Cr,　Pb,　and　Co　in　PM10　were　investigated,　and　carcinogenic　and　non-carcinogenic　risks　evaluated　based　on　an　adjusted　US　EPA　health　risk　assessment　model.　The　health　endpoints　for　urban　dwelling　women　were　further　assessed　through　an　exposure-reponse　model.　We　found　that　the　hourly　inhaled　dose　of　PM10　obtained　through　the　nasal　filter　was　about　2.5-17.6　times　that　obtained　by　AFS,　which　also　resulted　in　4.41-11.30　times　more　morbidity　than　estimated　by　AFS　(p　＜　0.05).　Proximity　to　traffic　emissions　resulted　in　greater　exposure　to　particulate　matter　(＞18.8　mu　g/kgh)　and　heavy　metals　(＞2.2　ng/kgh),　and　these　populations　are　therefore　at　greatest　risk　of　developing　non-cancer　(HI　=　4.16)　and　cancer　(R-t　=　7.8　x　10(-3))　related　morbities.