Concentrations of Ni and V, other heavy metals, arsenic, elemental and organic carbon in atmospheric fine particles (PM2.5) from Puerto Rico

Toxicology and Industrial Health

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 87-99

  Figueroa, David Acevedo ^a   Rodríguez Sierra, Carlos J ^a   Jiménez Velez, Braulio D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

arsenic; atmospheric pollution; heavy metals; particulate matter; PM2.5; trace elements

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; CARBON; COPPER; ELEMENTAL CARBON; HEAVY METAL; INORGANIC COMPOUND; IRON; LEAD; NICKEL; ORGANIC CARBON; TRACE ELEMENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VANADIUM; ZINC;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATOMIC ABSORPTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); INDUSTRIALIZATION; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUERTO RICO; REFERENCE VALUE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; ARSENIC; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GEOGRAPHY; HUMANS; INDUSTRY; METALS, HEAVY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NICKEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUERTO RICO; SEASONS; SPECTROPHOTOMETRY, ATOMIC; URBAN HEALTH; VANADIUM;

EID: 33645782788     PISSN: 07482337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1191/0748233706th247oa     Document Type: Article

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