Rapid magnetic biomonitoring and differentiation of atmospheric particulate pollutants at the roadside and around two major industrial sites in the U.K.

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 4403-4410

  Hansard, R ^a   Maher, B A ^a   Kinnersley, R P ^b  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b ENVIRONMENT AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC PARTICULATE; BIOMONITORING; DATA SETS; FUZZY CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HOT SPOT; HUMAN HEALTH; INDUSTRIAL PROCESSS; INDUSTRIAL SITES; INDUSTRIAL SOURCES; MAGNETIC CHARACTERIZATION; MAGNETIC DATA; MAGNETIC REMANENCE; MAGNETIC SOURCES; MAGNETIC TECHNIQUES; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE SOURCES; POTENTIAL SOURCES; TREE LEAVES; VEHICLE FLEETS;

CLUSTER ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; ROADSIDES; STEEL; STEEL CONSTRUCTION;

MAGNETISM;

GASOLINE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMONITORING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DATA SET; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUZZY MATHEMATICS; HEALTH RISK; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INDUSTRIAL LOCATION; IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY; MAGNETIC METHOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; PUBLIC HEALTH; ROADSIDE ENVIRONMENT; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MONITORING; BIOMAGNETIC MONITORING; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DIESEL ENGINE; INDUSTRY; MAGNETIC FIELD; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT; UNITED KINGDOM;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREAT BRITAIN; MAGNETICS; METALLURGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PLANT LEAVES; POWER PLANTS; STEEL; TREES; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

UNITED KINGDOM;

EID: 84859880382     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es203275r     Document Type: Article

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