Monitoring of heavy metal concentrations in home outdoor air using moss bags

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 159, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 954-962

  Rivera, Marcela ^a,b,c,d   Zechmeister, Harald ^e   Medina Ramón, Mercedes ^a,b,d   Basagaña, Xavier ^a,b,d   Foraster, Maria ^a,b,c,d   Bouso, Laura ^a,b,d   Moreno, Teresa ^f   Solanas, Pascual ^g,h   Ramos, Rafael ^g,h   Köllensperger, Gunda ⁱ   Deltell, Alexandre ^h   Vizcaya, David ^a,b,c,d   Künzli, Nino ^a,j,k  

^a CENTRE FOR RESEARCH IN ENVIRONMENTAL EPIDEMIOLOGY CREAL   (Spain)

^b INST MUNIC D INVESTIGACIO MEDICA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITAT POMPEU FABRA   (Spain)

^d CIBER EPIDEMIOLOGÍA Y SALUD PÚBLICA CIBERESP   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

^f INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT AND WATER RESEARCH   (Spain)

^g Jordi Gol Institute for Primary Care Research (IDIAP Jordi Gol)   (Spain)

^h UNIVERSITY OF GIRONA   (Spain)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF NATURAL RESOURCES AND LIFE SCIENCES   (Austria)

^j SWISS TROPICAL AND PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Switzerland)

^k UNIVERSITY OF BASEL   (Switzerland)

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Author keywords

Buses; Determinants; Nitrogen dioxide; Outdoor exposure; Particulate matter; Spatial distribution; Traffic related air pollution

Indexed keywords

DETERMINANTS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OUTDOOR EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRAFFIC-RELATED AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; BUSES; CHROMIUM; LEAD; METALS; MOLYBDENUM; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; TIN;

SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

ANTIMONY; CHROMIUM; COPPER; HEAVY METAL; LEAD; NITRIC OXIDE; ZINC;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEAVY METAL; MOSS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION MONITORING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOXICOLOGY; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIRBAG; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS; MOSS; MOSS BAG; SPAIN; TOXICOLOGICAL PARAMETERS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BRYOPSIDA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS, HEAVY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SPAIN; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

CATALONIA; GERONA [CATALONIA]; SPAIN;

BRYOPHYTA; HYLOCOMIUM SPLENDENS;

EID: 79951510726     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2010.12.004     Document Type: Article

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