Chalk dustfall during classroom teaching: Particle size distribution and morphological characteristics

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 148, Issue 1-4, 2009, Pages 343-351

  Majumdar, Deepanjan ^a,b   William, S P M Prince ^a,b  

^a Institute of Science and Technology for Advanced Studies and Research   (India)

^b NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Anti dusting chalk; Board; Compressive strength; Dusting chalk; India; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

DUST; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; SCANNING; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS; TEACHING;

ANTI-DUSTING CHALK; BOARD; DUSTING CHALK; INDIA; PARTICULATE MATTER;

COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH;

CHALK; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICLE SETTLING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAINING;

ARTICLE; CHALK DUST; COMPRESSION; DUST; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MATERIALS; MATERIALS TESTING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TEACHING; TEACHING BOARD;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CALCIUM CARBONATE; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; HUMANS; INDIA; INHALATION EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RANDOM ALLOCATION; SCHOOLS;

ASIA; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 58049159544     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-008-0164-2     Document Type: Article

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