Identification of tobacco smoke components in indoor breathable particles by SEM-EDS

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 863-872

  Slezakova, K ^a   Pires, J C M ^a   Martins, F G ^a   Pereira, M C ^a   Alvim Ferraz, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cluster analysis; PM10; PM2.5; SEM EDS; Tobacco smoke

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCES; BULK CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CHARACTERISATION; COARSE PARTICLES; EMISSION SOURCES; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETERS; FINE FRACTION; HEALTH EFFECTS; HUMAN HEALTH; INDIVIDUAL PARTICLES; INDOOR PARTICLES; MORPHOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTIC; NATURAL SOURCES; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM10; PM2.5; REFERENCE SITES; SEM; SEM-EDS; TOBACCO SMOKE; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS; X-RAY MICROANALYSIS;

CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; TOBACCO;

SMOKE;

TOBACCO SMOKE;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SMOKE; TOBACCO; TRAFFIC EMISSION; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

ARTICLE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENERGY DISPERSIVE SPECTROMETER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SPECTROMETER; X RAY MICROANALYSIS;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 78650970202     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.11.019     Document Type: Article

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