Speciation and diurnal variation of thoracic, fine thoracic and sub-micrometer airborne particulate matter at naturally ventilated office environments

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1497-1505

  Horemans, Benjamin ^a   Van Grieken, René ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Airborne particulate matter; Diurnal; Inorganic composition; Office environment; PM10; PM1; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; CLEANING PRODUCTS; DIURNAL VARIATION; ENERGY-DISPERSIVE X-RAY FLUORESCENCE SPECTROMETRIES; MAJOR AND MINOR ELEMENTS; MASS CONCENTRATION; MICROCLIMATIC CONDITIONS; OFFICE ENVIRONMENTS; OFFICE PRINTERS; OUTDOOR SAMPLES; SOIL DUST; SUBMICROMETERS; TRAFFIC CONDITIONS;

AEROSOLS; CARBON BLACK; CHROMATOGRAPHIC ANALYSIS; FLUORESCENCE SPECTROSCOPY; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROMETERS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

CARBON; CHLORIDE ION; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; NITRATE; SULFATE;

AEROSOL; BLACK CARBON; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DIURNAL VARIATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDOOR AIR; INORGANIC CARBON; ION CHROMATOGRAPHY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; VENTILATION; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AEROSOL; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; EXHAUST GAS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; MICROCLIMATE; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; TRAFFIC; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

EID: 77649271516     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.01.010     Document Type: Article

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