Simplified method for testing personal inhalable aerosol samplers

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 855-874

  Witschger, O ^a   Willeke, K ^a,c   Grinshpun, S A ^a   Aizenberg, V ^a   Smith, J ^b   Baron, P A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b U S PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE   (United States)

^c DPEA/SERAC   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEALTH HAZARDS; HUMAN FORM MODELS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SAMPLING; WIND TUNNELS;

INHALABLE AEROSOLS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; COST; INHALATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TECHNIQUE; TRUNK; WIND;

EID: 0032146492     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0021-8502(97)10013-1     Document Type: Article

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