A review of selected engineered nanoparticles in the atmosphere: Sources, transformations, and techniques for sampling and analysis

International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 488-507

  Majestic, Brian J ^a   Erdakos, Garnet B ^b   Lewandowski, Michael ^b   Oliver, Karen D ^c   Willis, Robert D ^b   Kleindienst, Tadeusz E ^b   Bhave, Prakash V ^b  

^a NORTHERN ARIZONA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^c ALION SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Analytical methods; Engineered nanomaterials

Indexed keywords

METAL NANOPARTICLE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPY; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; REVIEW; SPECTROSCOPY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METAL NANOPARTICLES; MICROSCOPY, FLUORESCENCE; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS;

EID: 78049462278     PISSN: 10773525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2010.16.4.488     Document Type: Article

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