Statistical comparison of diesel particulate matter measurement methods

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 329-337

  Ramachandran, Gurumurthy ^a   Watts, Winthrop F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diesel particulate matter; Interference; Limit of detection; Precision; Sensitivity

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; DIESEL PARTICULATE MATTER; EXHAUST GAS; GRAVIMETRY; MEASUREMENT; METHODOLOGY; MINING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SAMPLING; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; CARBON; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LINEAR MODELS; MINING; RESEARCH DESIGN; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0038682190     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984824     Document Type: Article

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