Emission characters of particulate concentrations and dry deposition studies for incense burning at a Taiwanese temple

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 183-190

  Fang, Guor Cheng ^a   Chu, Chia Chium ^b   Wu, Yuh Shen ^a   Fu, Peter Pi Cheng ^c  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b Chien Yu Regional Teaching Hospital   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR TOXICOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

Author keywords

dry deposition velocities; incense; metal element; particulate matter; size distribution; temple

Indexed keywords

METAL;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; DRY DEPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; LUNG FUNCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RELIGION; SAMPLING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TAIWAN;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INCINERATION; PARTICLE SIZE; RELIGION; TAIWAN;

EID: 0042236852     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0748233702th140oa     Document Type: Article

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