Distribution characteristics of nano-TiO 2 aerosol in the workplace

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 466-472

  Yang, Yi ^a   Mao, Ping ^a   Xu, Chun Lan ^a   Chen, Shou Wen ^a   Zhang, Jin Hua ^a   Wang, Zheng Ping ^a  

^a NANJING UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol nanoparticles; Mass concentration; Number concentration; Titanium dioxide; Workplace

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL NANOPARTICLE; AEROSOL PARTICLES; AEROSOL SAMPLER; ANALYSIS APPROACH; ASSEMBLY LINE; BREATHING ZONES; CASCADE IMPACTORS; DISCHARGE PORT; DISTRIBUTION CHARACTERISTICS; EFFICIENT SAMPLING; MASS CONCENTRATION; NANO-TIO; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; SAMPLING POINTS; SAMPLING TIME; TEST RESULTS; ULTRAVIOLET SPECTROMETRY; WATER BASED; WEIGHT PERCENTAGES; WET METHOD; WORKPLACE;

AGGLOMERATION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; NANOPARTICLES; SPECTROMETRY; TITANIUM; TITANIUM DIOXIDE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DIAMETER; PARTICLE SIZE; SAMPLER; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTROMETER; SUSPENDED LOAD; TITANIUM; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 79960465041     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2011.04.0038     Document Type: Article

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