Detection of allergens adsorbed to ambient air particles collected in four European cities

Toxicology Letters

Volumn 165, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 71-78

  Namork, Ellen ^a   Johansen, Bjørn V ^b   Løvik, Martinus ^a,c  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Norway)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Allergy; Combustion particles; Outdoor allergens; Scanning electron microscopy

Indexed keywords

BETA GLUCAN; CARBON; LATEX; POLLEN ANTIGEN; POLYCARBONATE;

ADSORPTION; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRWAY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CITY; COMBUSTION; ELECTRON; EUROPE; EXHAUST GAS; FILTER; IMAGING SYSTEM; IMMUNOGOLD LABELING; INHALATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SEASONAL VARIATION;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; ALLERGENS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EUROPE; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; SEASONS;

EID: 33744976340     PISSN: 03784274     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.toxlet.2006.01.016     Document Type: Article

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