Evaluation of ultrafine particle emissions from laser printers using emission test chambers

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2008, Pages 4338-4343

  Schripp, Tobias ^a   Wensing, Michael ^a   Uhde, Erik ^a   Salthammer, Tunga ^a,b   He, Congrong ^b   Morawska, Lidia ^a  

^a Wilhelm Klauditz Institut (WKI)   (Germany)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION;

EMISSION TEST CHAMBERS; LASER PRINTERS; ULTRA FINE PARTICLES;

PULSED LASER DEPOSITION;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; DATA SET; EMISSION; LASER; PARTICULATE FLUX;

ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); LASER; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OFFICE WORKER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINTING;

COMPUTERS; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 45249084551     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es702426m     Document Type: Article

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