Potential health impact of ultrafine particles under clean and polluted urban atmospheric conditions: A model-based study

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 3, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 29-39

  Martins, Leila Droprinchinski ^a   Martins, Jorge A ^b   Freitas, Edmilson D ^a   Mazzoli, Caroline R ^a   Gonçalves, Fabio Luiz T ^a   Ynoue, Rita Y ^a   Hallak, Ricardo ^a   Albuquerque, Taciana Toledo A ^a   de Andrade, Maria Fatima ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSIDADE TECNOLÓGICA FEDERAL DO PARANÁ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Aerosol size distribution; Air quality; Health impacts; Model of particle deposition; Ultra fine particles

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL PROPERTY; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; NUMERICAL MODEL; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL]; SAO PAULO [SAO PAULO (STT)];

EID: 77949919098     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-009-0048-9     Document Type: Article

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