Correlation of ambient inhalable bioaerosols with particulate matter and ozone: A two-year study

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 140, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 16-28

  Adhikari, Atin ^a   Reponen, Tiina ^a   Grinshpun, Sergey A ^a   Martuzevicius, Dainius ^a,b   Lemasters, Grace ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b KAUNAS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Lithuania)

Author keywords

Aeroallergen; Air pollutants; Inhalable bioaerosol; Ozone; PM10 and PM2.5

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGIES; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); FUNGI; OZONE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AEROALLERGENS; AIR POLLUTANTS; INHALABLE BIOAEROSOL; PM10 AND PM2.5;

AEROSOLS;

CADMIUM; COPPER; LEAD; OZONE; ZINC;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; OZONE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; AIR SAMPLING; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOAEROSOL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FUNGUS; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLEN; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; BIOMASS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OHIO; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLEN; SEASONS;

FUNGI;

EID: 30144436406     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.07.004     Document Type: Article

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