Characterizing mineral dusts and other aerosols from the Middle East - Part 1: Ambient sampling

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 297-326

  Engelbrecht, Johann P ^a   McDonald, Eric V ^a   Gillies, John A ^a   Jayanty, R K M ^b   Casuccio, Gary ^c   Gertler, Alan W ^a  

^a DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c RJ LEE GROUP   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEAVY METAL;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; MIDDLE EAST; MINERAL DUST; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTION; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; MIDDLE EAST; MINERALS; PARTICLE SIZE; TRACE ELEMENTS; ULTRAFILTRATION; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY;

EID: 60849109977     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: 10917691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370802464273     Document Type: Article

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