Measured elemental carbon by thermo-optical transmittance analysis in water-soluble extracts from diesel exhaust, woodsmoke, and ambient particulate samples

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 7, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 35-45

  Wallen, Anna ^a   Liden, Goran ^a   Hansson, Hans Christen ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Combustion; NIOSH Method 5040; Occupational exposure; Residential woodburning

Indexed keywords

BIODIESEL; CARBON; WATER;

AEROSOL; ANALYSIS; ANALYZER; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENT; EXHAUST GAS; EXTRACTION; FILTER; FUME; MEASUREMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE; SMOKE; THERMO OPTICAL TRANSMITTANCE ANALYSIS; URBAN AREA; WOOD;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); CARBON; HUMANS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHOTOMETRY; SMOKE; SPECIMEN HANDLING; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 71949107872     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459620903368859     Document Type: Article

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