Characteristics of indoor aerosols in residential homes in urban locations: A case study in Singapore

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 57, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 981-990

  Balasubramanian, Rajasekhar ^a   Sheng, Sheng Lee ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES; REAL TIME CONTROL;

AIRBORNE PARTICLES; COOKING; OUTDOOR SAMPLES; URBAN LOCATIONS;

AEROSOLS;

ALUMINUM; AMMONIA; CADMIUM; CARBON; CHLORIDE; CHROMIUM; COBALT; COPPER; IRON; LEAD; MANGANESE; METAL; NICKEL; NITRATE; NITRITE; ORGANIC CARBON; SODIUM; SULFATE; TITANIUM; TRACE ELEMENT; VANADIUM; ZINC;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COOKING; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL HOME; SINGAPORE; URBAN AREA;

EID: 34548213260     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.57.8.981     Document Type: Article

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