Characterisation of indoor airborne particles by using real-time aerosol mass spectrometry

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 384, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 120-133

  Dall'Osto, Manuel ^a   Harrison, Roy M ^a   Charpantidou, E ^b   Loupa, G ^b   Rapsomanikis, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Laboratory of Atmospheric Pollution and of Control Engineering of Atmospheric Pollutants   (Greece)

Author keywords

ATOFMS; DEET; ETS; Indoor air; Insect repellent; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; CHARACTERIZATION; ELEMENTARY PARTICLES; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

INDOOR AIR; INSECT REPELLENT; PARTICULATE MATTERS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON; CIGARETTE SMOKE; NICOTINE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

AEROSOL; AEROSOL COMPOSITION; INDOOR AIR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SMOKE;

AEROSOL TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETER; AEROSOL TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; DISPERSION; DYNAMICS; GREECE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MASS SPECTROMETER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME OF FLIGHT MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARBON; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; INSECT REPELLENTS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION;

ATHENS [ATTICA]; ATTICA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

HEXAPODA; NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 34548033438     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2007.05.041     Document Type: Article

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