Regional deposition of submicrometer aerosol in the human respiratory system determined at 1-s time resolution of particle size distribution measurements

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1702-1711

  Avino, Pasquale ^a   Lopez, Francesco ^b   Manigrasso, Maurizio ^a  

^a ISPESL   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MOLISE   (Italy)

Author keywords

FMPS; Regional deposition; Respiratory system; Submicrometer aerosol; Ultrafine Particles

Indexed keywords

FMPS; HUMAN RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; NUCLEATION PARTICLES; NUMBER DISTRIBUTION; PARTICLE DEPOSITIONS; PARTICLE SIZE DISTRIBUTION MEASUREMENT; SUBMICROMETERS; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

DEPOSITION; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

AEROSOLS;

ADULT; AEROSOL; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; BODY MASS; CHILD HEALTH; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SURFACE AREA; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

EID: 84888425851     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2013.06.0189     Document Type: Article

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