Trace metals in Chinese joss stick smoke

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 71, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 135-141

  Lin, T S ^a   Shen, F M ^a  

^a YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CADMIUM; CHROMIUM; COBALT; LEAD; NICKEL; THALLIUM; TRACE METAL; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHINESE; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HEAVY METAL POISONING; HUMAN; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RELIGION; TAIWAN;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; HUMANS; METALS, HEAVY; RELIGION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SMOKE; TAIWAN; TRACE ELEMENTS;

EID: 0038497891     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-003-0140-z     Document Type: Article

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