Ambient concentrations of airborne endotoxin in two cities in the interior of British Columbia, Canada

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 631-640

  Allen, Janice ^a   Bartlett, Karen ^b   Graham, Mark ^c   Jackson, Peter ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b School of Environmental Health   (Canada)

^c Ministry of Environment British Columbia   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENDOTOXIN;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANADA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTION; BRITISH COLUMBIA; CITIES; ENDOTOXINS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SEASONS; WEATHER;

EID: 79952495812     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c0em00235f     Document Type: Article

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