Using scanning electron microscopy for statistical characterization of the diameter and shape of airborne particles at an urban location

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 98-104

  Franck, Ulrich ^a   Herbarth, Olf ^a,b  

^a HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Airborne particles; Electron microscopy; Shape; Statistics

Indexed keywords

AIR; IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL METHODS;

AIRBORNE PARTICLES;

TOXICITY;

IMAGE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; IMAGE ANALYSIS; MEASUREMENT; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICAL DISTRIBUTION; URBAN AREA; AIR POLLUTANT; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METHODOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; AIR POLLUTANTS;

EID: 0036000552     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.10037     Document Type: Article

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