Particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) from different areas of Puerto Rico

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 16, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 861-868

  Gioda, Adriana ^a   Peréz, Ulda ^a   Rosa, Zenaida ^a   Jimenez Velez, Braulio D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PUERTO RICO SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Puerto Rico)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Arsenic; Heavy metal; Respiratory uptake; Sahara dust

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; FILTER; METAL; PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN AREA;

AFRICA; ATLANTIC ISLANDS; ATLANTIC OCEAN; CARIBBEAN ISLANDS; FAJARDO; GREATER ANTILLES; GUAYNABO; PUERTO RICO; SAHARA; SALINAS [PUERTO RICO]; VIEQUES;

EID: 34548319748     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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