Health-related monitoring and assessment of airborne particulate matter: An overview of recent IAEA programs

Biological Trace Element Research

Volumn 71-72, Issue , 1999, Pages 169-179

  Parr, Robert M ^a   Smodiš, Borut ^a  

^a INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY   (Austria)

Author keywords

Airborne particulate matter; Ambient air quality standards; Analytical quality control; Energy dispersive X ray fluorescence (ED XRF); Gent air sampler; Neutron activation analysis (NAA); Nuclear analytical techniques; Particle induced X ray emission (PIXE)

Indexed keywords

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; CONFERENCE PAPER; FILTER; HEALTH; INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; X RAY ANALYSIS; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 17144451562     PISSN: 01634984     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02784202     Document Type: Conference Paper

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