Indoor/outdoor PM10 and PM2.5 in Bangkok, Thailand

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 15-26

  Tsai, Feng C ^a   Smith, Kirk R ^a   Vichit Vadakan, Nuntavarn ^b   Ostro, Bart D ^c   Chestnut, Lauraine G ^d   Kungskulniti, Nipapun ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHULALONGKORN UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^c CALIFORNIA ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d ABT ASSOCIATES   (United States)

^e MAHIDOL UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Bangkok; Indoor outdoor relationship; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; PARTICULATE MATTER; THAILAND; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INDUSTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; PARTICLE SIZE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; THAILAND; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

EID: 0033621820     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500071     Document Type: Article

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