Comparison of size and geography of airborne tungsten particles in Fallon, Nevada, and sweet home, Oregon, with implications for public health

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Volumn 2012, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Sheppard, Paul R ^a   Bierman, Brian J ^b   Rhodes, Kent ^b   Ridenour, Gary ^c   Witten, Mark L ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b MCCRONE ASSOCIATES INC   (United States)

^c Odyssey Research Institute ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TUNGSTEN;

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CANCER PATIENT; CHILDHOOD LEUKEMIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; METAL INDUSTRY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESIDENTIAL AREA; UNITED STATES; AIR POLLUTANT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; SPECTROMETRY; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; NEVADA; OREGON; PARTICLE SIZE; SPECTROMETRY, X-RAY EMISSION; TUNGSTEN; WIND;

EID: 84859728976     PISSN: 16879805     EISSN: 16879813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2012/509458     Document Type: Article

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