Spatial variability of particulates in homes: Implications for infant exposure

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 376, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 317-323

  Jones, Jane ^a   Stick, Stephen ^a,b   Dingle, Peter ^c   Franklin, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Homes; Particulate matter; Variability; Young children

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; BIODIVERSITY; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PHOTOMETERS; SAMPLING; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

MICROENVIRONMENT MODELLING; PARTICULATE MATTER; REAL TIME PHOTOMETERS; TOTAL SUSPENDED PARTICULATES (TSP);

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AIR QUALITY; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; POLLUTION MONITORING; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HOME; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFANT; MICROENVIRONMENT; MODEL; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERSONAL MONITORING; PHOTOMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 33947096937     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.01.060     Document Type: Article

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