Particle size: A missing factor in risk assessment of human exposure to toxic chemicals in settled indoor dust

Environment International

Volumn 49, Issue , 2012, Pages 24-30

  Cao, Zhi Guo ^a   Yu, Gang ^a   Chen, Yong Shan ^a   Cao, Qi Ming ^a   Fiedler, Heidelore ^b   Deng, Shu Bo ^a   Huang, Jun ^a   Wang, Bin ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chemicals Branch   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Adherent fraction; Human exposure; Particle size; Settled dust; Toxic chemicals

Indexed keywords

CHEMICALS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADHERENT FRACTION; ANALYTICAL RESULTS; DUST FRACTIONS; DUST PARTICLE; HUMAN EXPOSURE RISKS; HUMAN EXPOSURES; INDOOR DUST; INFLUENCING FACTOR; LITERATURE DATA; REGIONAL SCALE; SETTLED DUST; TOXIC CHEMICALS;

DUST;

DUST; HEALTH RISK; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

EID: 84865971850     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2012.08.010     Document Type: Article

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