Correlation between airborne particle concentrations in seven industrial plants and estimated respiratory tract deposition by number, mass and elemental composition

Journal of Aerosol Science

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-141

  Elihn, Karine ^a   Berg, Peter ^b   Lidén, Göran ^a  

^a STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Particle deposition; Particle inhalation; Particle size; Respiratory system; Size distribution; Workplace measurement

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; IRON; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE CONCENTRATION; DEPOSITION MODELING; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; LINEAR RELATIONSHIPS; MICRON-SIZED PARTICLES; NUMBER AND MASS DISTRIBUTIONS; NUMBER DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS;

INDUSTRIAL PLANTS;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ANTIMONY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; INDUSTRIAL AGGLOMERATION; IRON; LEAD; MASS TRANSPORT; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARAMETERIZATION; PARTICLE SETTLING; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; WELDING; WORKPLACE;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; INDUSTRY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; WORKPLACE;

EID: 78650866470     PISSN: 00218502     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaerosci.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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