Airborne lead and particulate levels in Semarang, Indonesia and potential health impacts

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 227, Issue 2-3, 1999, Pages 145-154

  Browne, D R ^a   Husni, A ^b   Risk, M J ^a,b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DIPONEGORO UNIVERSITY   (Indonesia)

Author keywords

Air lead; Health; Indonesia; TSP; Urban air pollution

Indexed keywords

LEAD;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; LEAD; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; INDONESIA; INDUSTRY; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEAD POISONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEASON;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDONESIA; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LEAD; LEAD POISONING; MORTALITY; PARTICLE SIZE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASES; SEASONS;

INDONESIA;

EID: 0032949683     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(99)00022-4     Document Type: Article

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