Suspended participates in the Jamaican atmosphere

Environmental Geochemistry and Health

Volumn 19, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 23-28

  Davis, M ^a   Grant, C ^a   Ho Yorck Krui, G ^b   Johnson, A ^a   Lalor, G C ^a   Robotham, H ^a   Vutchkov, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE WEST INDIES   (Jamaica)

^b Ministry of Health   (Jamaica)

Author keywords

Atmospheric particulates; Bromine; Jamaica; Lead

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; VEHICLE EMISSION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

JAMAICA;

EID: 0031452429     PISSN: 02694042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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