Airborne particles in Swansea, UK: Their collection and characterization

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 73, Issue 5-6, 2010, Pages 355-367

  Price, Heather ^a   Arthur, Robert ^c   Sexton, Keith ^b   Gregory, Clive ^c   Hoogendoorn, Bastiaan ^c   Matthews, Ian ^c   Jones, Tim ^a   Berube, Kelly ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c Centre for Health Sciences Research   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; FIELD EMISSION SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; UNITED KINGDOM; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ATMOSPHERE; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MICROSCOPY, ELECTRON, SCANNING; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; WALES;

EID: 77149158466     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390903442652     Document Type: Article

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