Chemical analysis of World Trade Center fine particulate matter for use in toxicologic assessment

Environmental Health Perspectives

Volumn 111, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 972-980

  McGee, John K ^a   Chi Chen, Lung ^b   Cohen, Mitchell D ^b   Chee, Glen R ^b   Prophete, Colette M ^b   Haykal Coates, Najwa ^a   Wasson, Shirley J ^c   Conner, Teri L ^d   Costa, Daniel L ^a   Gavett, Stephen H ^a  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon analysis; ICP AES; ICP MS; Inhalation toxicology; Neutron activation analysis; Scanning electron microscopy; X ray diffraction; X ray fluorescence

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM CARBONATE; CALCIUM SULFATE; TRANSITION ELEMENT;

AIR POLLUTANT; AQUEOUS SOLUTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FILTRATION; HEALTH HAZARD; LUNG TOXICITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PH MEASUREMENT; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT MUCOSA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TOXICITY TESTING; UNITED STATES; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS);

EID: 0037899308     PISSN: 00916765     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1289/ehp.5930     Document Type: Article

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