Endotoxins in urban air in Stockholm, Sweden

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 266-270

  Nilsson, S ^a   Merritt, A S ^a   Bellander, T ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Endotoxin; LAL; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AIRWAY INFLAMMATION; CELL WALLS; ENDOTOXIN; GEOMETRIC MEAN; GRAM-NEGATIVE BACTERIA; HUMAN IMMUNE SYSTEMS; LAL; LIMULUS AMEBOCYTE LYSATE; LOW LEVEL; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; OUTER MEMBRANE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING SITE; STOCKHOLM; STOCKHOLM , SWEDEN; URBAN AIR; URBAN AREAS;

BACTERIA;

ENDOTOXIN;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; BIOASSAY; FILTER; GEOMETRY; IMMUNE SYSTEM; MEMBRANE; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING; TOXIN; URBAN AREA;

AIR; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; FILTER; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SWEDEN; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA;

STOCKHOLM [SWEDEN]; SWEDEN;

LIMULUS; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 78449247082     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.09.037     Document Type: Article

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