Validation of continuous particle monitors for personal, indoor, and outdoor exposures

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 49-64

  Wallace, Lance A ^a   Wheeler, Amanda J ^b   Kearney, Jill ^b   Van Ryswyk, Keith ^b   You, Hongyu ^b   Kulka, Ryan H ^b   Rasmussen, Pat E ^b   Brook, Jeff R ^c   Xu, Xiaohong ^d  

^a Health Canada ^*  (United States)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

Author keywords

environmental monitoring; inhalation exposure; particulate matter; personal exposure

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REPRODUCIBILITY; SEASON; SOOT; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SEASONS; SOOT;

EID: 78650589124     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2010.15     Document Type: Article

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