Exposure to airborne particulate matter in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 235-242

  Gurung, Anobha ^a   Bell, Michelle L ^a  

^a Yale University   (United States)

Author keywords

Kathmandu valley; Nepal; occupational exposure; personal exposure; PM 2.5; PM 10

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; NEPAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; NEPAL; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICLE SIZE; SUBURBAN POPULATION; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 84860004341     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2012.14     Document Type: Article

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