The occurrence of ultrafine particles in the specific environment of children

Paediatric Respiratory Reviews

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 89-94

  Burtscher, Heinz ^a   Schüepp, Karen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES AND ARTS NORTHWESTERN SWITZERLAND   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Children; Environment; Exposure; Nanoparticles

Indexed keywords

NANOPARTICLE;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; COMBUSTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MATERIAL STATE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; SMOKING; SOURCE SINK RELATIONSHIP; TRAFFIC; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLE SIZE;

EID: 84859267223     PISSN: 15260542     EISSN: 15260550     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.prrv.2011.07.004     Document Type: Review

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