XRF-analysis of fine and ultrafine particles emitted from laser printing devices

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 18, 2011, Pages 7819-7825

  Barthel, Mathias ^a   Pedan, Vasilisa ^a   Hahn, Oliver ^a   Rothhardt, Monika ^a   Bresch, Harald ^a   Jann, Oliver ^a   Seeger, Stefan ^a  

^a BAM FEDERAL INSTITUTE FOR MATERIALS RESEARCH AND TESTING   (Germany)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

BROMINATED FLAME RETARDANTS; CASCADE IMPACTORS; DIFFERENT SIZES; ELEMENTAL COMPOSITIONS; INORGANIC PARTICLES; LASER PRINTERS; LASER PRINTING; NON-VOLATILE; PARTICLE EMISSIONS; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; POTENTIAL SOURCES; PRINTING PROCESS; QUANTITATIVE MEASUREMENT; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; SOLID PARTICLES; STRUCTURAL COMPONENT; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; FLAME RETARDANTS; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; METEOROLOGICAL INSTRUMENTS; ORGANIC LASERS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMETHYL METHACRYLATES; PRINTING; PRINTING PRESSES; TIME SERIES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

CALCIUM; CHLORINE; CHROMIUM; IRON; NICKEL; SILICON; SULFUR; TITANIUM; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; ZINC;

AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INORGANIC COMPOUND; LASER METHOD; MEASUREMENT METHOD; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLASTIC; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES; X-RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AEROSOL; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELEMENTARY PARTICLE; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; HIGH TEMPERATURE PROCEDURES; LASER PRINTING DEVICE; MATERIALS; PAPER; PARTICLE SIZE; PRINT TONER; PRINTING; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; ROOM TEMPERATURE; X RAY FLUORESCENCE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANTIMONY; BROMINE; CHLORINE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FLAME RETARDANTS; INK; METALS; PAPER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINTING; SILICON; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION;

EID: 80052781024     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es201590q     Document Type: Article

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