Characterization of cytotoxicity of airborne particulates from urban areas of Lahore

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2028-2034

  Ghauri, Badar ^a   Mansha, M ^a   Khalil, Christian ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF SPACE TECHNOLOGY   (Pakistan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

In vitro toxicity; Particulate matter; Trace elements

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE; AMBIENT AIR; COLORIMETRIC ASSAYS; DIGESTATE; DOSE-RESPONSE CURVES; HUMAN BEING; IC50 VALUE; IN-VITRO; IN-VITRO TESTS; INORGANIC SPECIES; LOW CONCENTRATIONS; NUMBER OF SPECIES; PAKISTAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; TEFLON FILTERS; TOXIC EFFECT; TOXIC ELEMENTS; TOXICITY ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREAS; WATER EXTRACTS;

INDUCTIVELY COUPLED PLASMA MASS SPECTROMETRY; LEAD; MANGANESE; MANGANESE REMOVAL (WATER TREATMENT); TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENTS;

POLYTETRAFLUOROETHYLENES;

METAL; TRACE ELEMENT;

AMBIENT AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; TOXICITY; TRACE ELEMENT; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; PAKISTAN; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; METALS; PAKISTAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACE ELEMENTS;

LAHORE; PAKISTAN; PUNJAB [PAKISTAN];

EID: 84869044978     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(11)61040-1     Document Type: Article

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