Concentrations of nano and related ambient air pollutants at a traffic sampling site

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 21, Issue 9, 2005, Pages 259-271

  Fang, Guor Cheng ^a   Wu, Yuh Shen ^a   Wen, Chih Chung ^a   Lin, Chi Kwong ^a   Huang, Shih Han ^a   Rau, Jui Yeh ^a   Lin, Chung Po ^a  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

metallic element; nano MOUDI; nano particles; size distribution

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; CHROMIUM; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MAGNESIUM; NANOPARTICLE; NITRATE; SULFATE; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); PARTICLE SIZE; TAIWAN; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PARTICLE SIZE; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; TAIWAN; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WEATHER;

EID: 30644475341     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0748233705th234oa     Document Type: Article

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