Metal levels in indoor and outdoor dust in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

Environment International

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 315-324

  Al Rajhi, M A ^a   Seaward, M R D ^a   Al Aamer, A S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; LITHIUM; NICKEL; ZINC;

ARTICLE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROMETRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; HOUSE DUST; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAUDI ARABIA;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; DUST; INDOOR DUST; LEAD; METAL POLLUTION; OUTDOOR DUST; VEHICLE EMISSION;

ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AIR POLLUTION; ATOMIC SPECTROSCOPY; CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; CONTAMINATION; COPPER; GAS EMISSIONS; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS; HEAVY METALS; LITHIUM; NICKEL;

ATOMIC ABSORPTION SPECTROSCOPY; AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS; RIYADH SAUDI ARABIA; TOXIC METALS;

DUST;

EID: 0029663326     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0160-4120(96)00017-7     Document Type: Article

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