Development and performance evaluation of a high-volume ultrafine particle concentrator for inhalation toxicological studies

Inhalation Toxicology

Volumn 16, Issue 13, 2004, Pages 851-862

  Gupta, Tarun ^a   Demokritou, Philip ^a   Koutrakis, Petros ^a  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; DEVICE; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; INHALATION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; TECHNIQUE; TOXICITY TESTING;

ADMINISTRATION, INHALATION; AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; INHALATION EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; TOXICITY TESTS;

EID: 7444221784     PISSN: 08958378     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08958370490506664     Document Type: Article

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