Particle size effects on the deposition ratios of airborne particles in the respiratory tract

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 185-188

  Sugita, Kazutoshi ^a   Goto, Sumio ^b   Endo, Osamu ^c   Nakajima, Daisuke ^b   Yajima, Hirofumi ^d   Ishii, Tadahiro ^d  

^a Dia Analysis Service Inc   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^d TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Airborne particles; Deposition ratio; Particle size

Indexed keywords

BENZO[A]PYRENE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; EQUIPMENT; FILTER; FLOWMETER; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUNG MODEL; MASK; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SPECTROFLUOROMETRY; TANK; ULTRASOUND;

EID: 4844225314     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.50.185     Document Type: Article

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