Characterization of coarse particulate matter in school gyms

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 485-491

  Braniš, Martin ^a   Šafránek, Jiří ^a  

^a CHARLES UNIVERSITY   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

Children; Exercise; Particulate matter; Resuspension; School

Indexed keywords

ALUMINUM; CALCIUM; OXYGEN; SILICON;

CHILD HEALTH; CHILD WELFARE; DUST; HEALTH RISK; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDOOR AIR; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRIMARY EDUCATION; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RESUSPENSION; RURAL AREA; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; X-RAY SPECTROSCOPY;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CZECH REPUBLIC; EXPOSURE; GRAVIMETRY; HUMAN; MULTIPLE REGRESSION; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL EDUCATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; SCHOOL; SPORT; X RAY SPECTROMETRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD; CZECH REPUBLIC; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GYMNASTICS; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCHOOLS;

CZECH REPUBLIC; PRAGUE;

EID: 79955091249     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.03.010     Document Type: Article

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