A comparison of submicrometer particle dose between Australian and Italian people

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 169, Issue , 2012, Pages 183-189

  Buonanno, G ^a   Morawska, L ^b   Stabile, L ^a   Wang, L ^c   Giovinco, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^c TONGJI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Alveolar particle deposition; Monte Carlo method; Time activity pattern; Tracheobronchial particle deposition; Ultrafine particle exposure

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERNS; AGE GROUPS; AUSTRALIA; DOSE LEVELS; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDOOR MICROENVIRONMENTS; MICROENVIRONMENTS; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; PARTICLE NUMBERS; SUBMICROMETER PARTICLE; SURFACE AREA; SURVEY DATA; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

SURVEYS;

MONTE CARLO METHODS;

DEPOSITION; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PARTICLE SETTLING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AEROSOL; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIAN; BRONCHUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ETHNIC GROUP; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALIAN; LIFESTYLE; LUNG ALVEOLUS; MALE; MICROENVIRONMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBMICROMETER PARTICLE DOSE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; AUSTRALIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; ITALY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PARTICLE SIZE; PULMONARY ALVEOLI; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA;

EID: 84863811184     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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