In vivo measurements of inhalability of ultralarge aerosol particles in calm air by humans

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 967-973

  Dai, Yu Tung ^a   Juang, Yow Jer ^a   Wu, Yi ying ^b   Breysse, Patrick N ^c   Hsu, Der Jen ^b  

^a CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Calm air; Human subject; Inhalability; Ultralarge aerosol particles

Indexed keywords

AIR; DISEASES; HEALTH CARE; HUMAN ENGINEERING; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); WIND EFFECTS;

CALM AIR; HUMAN SUBJECT; INHALABILITY; ULTRALARGE AEROSOL PARTICLES;

AEROSOLS;

AEROSOL; AIR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HEAT BUDGET; HUMAN BEHAVIOR; WORKPLACE;

ADULT; AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLER; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AIRFLOW; ARTICLE; BREATHING; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXERCISE; FLOW RATE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WIND; WORKROOM AIR;

EID: 33746270304     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2005.10.002     Document Type: Article

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