Size distributions of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in the atmosphere and estimation of the contribution of ultrafine particles to their lung deposition

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 43, Issue 17, 2009, Pages 6851-6856

  Kawanaka, Youhei ^a   Tsuchiya, Yoshiteru ^a   Yun, Sun Ja ^a   Sakamoto, Kazuhiko ^b  

^a Environmental Control Center Co Ltd   (Japan)

^b SAITAMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION MODES; ALVEOLAR REGIONS; COARSE MODE; COMPUTER-BASED MODELS; DEPOSITION EFFICIENCIES; DEPOSITION FLUXES; HUMAN RESPIRATORY TRACT; MODEL CALCULATIONS; SUBURBAN SITES; TOTAL PARTICULATE MATTER; ULTRAFINE; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; DEPOSITION; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ROADSIDES; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; COMPUTER SIMULATION; HEALTH RISK; PAH; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SUBURBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BIOACCUMULATION; CALCULATION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; JAPAN; LUNG; LUNG ALVEOLUS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; URBAN AREA;

AIR; AIR POLLUTANTS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; JAPAN; LUNG; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SUBURBAN HEALTH; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION; URBAN HEALTH;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; JAPAN;

EID: 69549119021     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es900033u     Document Type: Article

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