Spatial variability of acidic aerosols, sulfate and PM10 in Erfurt, Eastern Germany

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 447-464

  Cyrys, Josef ^a   Heinrich, Joachim ^a   Brauer, Michael ^b   Wichmann, H Erich ^a,c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLITEF; SULFATE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CITY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; MEMBRANE FILTER; PARTICLE SIZE; POPULATION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC; WIND;

EID: 0032413320     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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