Particle size distribution of aerosols and associated heavy metals in kitchen environments

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 142, Issue 1-3, 2008, Pages 141-148

  Gupta, Sandeep ^a   Srivastava, Arun ^a   Jain, V K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Delhi; Fine particles; Heavy metals; Kitchen aerosols; Size distribution

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METALS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

FINE PARTICLES; KITCHEN AEROSOLS;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

HEAVY METAL; KEROSENE; LIQUEFIED PETROLEUM GAS;

AEROSOL; CORRELATION; HEAVY METAL; PARTICLE SIZE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; INDIA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KITCHEN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; UNIVERSITY;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; HOUSING; INDIA; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICLE SIZE;

ASIA; DELHI; EURASIA; INDIA; NEW DELHI; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 44949174062     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-007-9915-8     Document Type: Article

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