The relationship between the dust lead concentration and the particle sizes of household dusts collected in Jersey city residences

Applied Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 11, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 199-206

  Wang, Eugene Y ^a   Willis, Robert D ^b   Buckley, Timothy J ^c   Rhoads, George G ^d   Lioy, Paul J ^d  

^a RUTGERS ROBERT WOOD JOHNSON MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BARIUM; LEAD; TITANIUM;

AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; DUST; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0029924403     PISSN: 1047322X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/1047322X.1996.10390605     Document Type: Article

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