Size distribution of atmospheric aerosols in Kolkata, India and the assessment of pulmonary deposition of particle mass

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 2005, Pages 381-389

  Nag, Subhankar ^a   Gupta, A K ^a   Mukhopadhyay, U K ^b  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (India)

^b West Bengal Pollution Control Board   (India)

Author keywords

Aerosol; ECD; Log normal distribution; PM10; PM2.5; Pulmonary deposition; Trimodal distribution

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BRONCHUS; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FILTER; INDIA; LUNG DEPOSIT; MASS; MEASUREMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TRACHEA;

EID: 27344436265     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X05057949     Document Type: Article

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