Determination of particle concentration rankings by spatial mapping of particle surface area, number, and mass concentrations in a restaurant and a die casting plant

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 466-476

  Park, Ji Young ^a   Ramachandran, Gurumurthy ^a   Raynor, Peter C ^a   Olson, Gregory M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b TSI INCORPORATED   (United States)

Author keywords

Concentration rankings; Incidental nanoparticles; Spatial mapping; Surface area

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SURFACE PROPERTY;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; METALLURGY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESTAURANTS; SURFACE PROPERTIES;

EID: 77957012363     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459624.2010.485263     Document Type: Article

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