Comparative testing of a miniature diffusion size classifier to assess airborne ultrafine particles under field conditions

Aerosol Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 22-28

  Meier, Reto ^a   Clark, Katherine ^a   Riediker, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LAUSANNE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPARATIVE TESTING; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; FIELD CONDITIONS; GEOMETRIC MEAN; HAND HELD DEVICE; MEAN PARTICLE DIAMETER; PARTICLE CHARACTERISTICS; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE NUMBERS; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; POTENTIAL HEALTH; SCANNING MOBILITY PARTICLE SIZER; SIZE-DEPENDENT EFFECT; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; WESTERN SWITZERLAND;

HEALTH HAZARDS;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

PLASTIC;

ACCURACY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; APPARATUS; ARTICLE; CLASSIFIER; COMPUTER PROGRAM; DIFFUSION; MEASUREMENT; MINIATURE DIFFUSION SIZE CLASSIFIER; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PORTABLE EQUIPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TUBE; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

EID: 84867178525     PISSN: 02786826     EISSN: 15217388     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02786826.2012.720397     Document Type: Article

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