Correlation of fungi and endotoxin with PM2.5 and meteorological parameters in atmosphere of Sao Paulo, Brazil

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 13, 2011, Pages 2277-2283

  Degobbi, Cristiane ^a   Lopes, Fernanda D T Q S ^a   Carvalho Oliveira, Regiani ^a   Muñoz, Julian Esteban ^a   Saldiva, Paulo H N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chemical composition; Endotoxin; Fungi; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; BIOAEROSOLS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; CLADOSPORIUM; ENDOTOXIN; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM2.5; RELATIVE CONTRIBUTION; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SAO PAULO , BRAZIL; SOIL PARTICLES; SPORE COUNT; TOTAL MASS;

AEROSOLS; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; BIOLOGICAL MATERIALS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

FUNGI;

ENDOTOXIN;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; FUNGUS; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; TOXIN;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; BASIDIOSPORE; BRAZIL; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGUS; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

BRAZIL; SAO PAULO [BRAZIL];

CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI;

EID: 79953055041     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.12.005     Document Type: Article

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