Airborne particles in the San Joaquin Valley may affect human health

California Agriculture

Volumn 64, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 12-16

  Ngo, Mai A ^a   Pinkerton, Kent E ^a   Freeland, Sandra ^a   Geller, Michael ^b   Ham, Walter ^a   Cliff, Steven ^a   Hopkins, Laurie E ^a   Kleeman, Michael J ^a   Kodavanti, Urmila P ^a   Meharg, Emily ^c   Plummer, Laurel ^a   Recendez, Julian J ^a   Schenker, Marc B ^a   Sioutas, Constantinos ^d   Smiley Jewell, Suzette ^a   Haas, Christine ^a   Gutstein, Joyce ^a   Wexler, Anthony S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^d USC ^*  (United States)

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EID: 79953698348     PISSN: 00080845     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3733/ca.v064n01p12     Document Type: Article

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