Chemical characterization and source apportionment of household fine particulate matter in rural, peri-urban, and urban West Africa

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 1343-1351

  Zhou, Zheng ^a   Dionisio, Kathie L ^a   Verissimo, Thiago G ^b   Kerr, Americo S ^b   Coull, Brent ^a   Howie, Stephen ^c   Arku, Raphael E ^a   Koutrakis, Petros ^a   Spengler, John D ^a   Fornace, Kimberly ^c,d   Hughes, Allison F ^e   Vallarino, Jose ^a   Agyei Mensah, Samuel ^e   Ezzati, Majid ^f  

^a HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c Child Survival Theme   (Gambia)

^d ROYAL VETERINARY COLLEGE   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF GHANA   (Ghana)

^f IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION; CHEMICAL COMPOSITIONS; DEVELOPING REGIONS; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; MULTIPLE NEIGHBORHOODS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; SUB-SAHARAN AFRICA; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS;

AIR POLLUTION; CHARCOAL; INCINERATION;

BIOMASS;

CHARCOAL; PARTICULATE MATTER;

BIOMASS BURNING; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOLID WASTE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA;

AFRICA; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; COOKING; EXHAUST GAS; GAMBIA; GHANA; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; LOWEST INCOME GROUP; NEIGHBORHOOD; PARTICULATE MATTER; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SOCIAL STATUS; SOLID WASTE; URBAN AREA; ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAMILY SIZE; GEOGRAPHY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; RURAL POPULATION;

WEST AFRICA;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CITIES; COOKING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FAMILY CHARACTERISTICS; GAMBIA; GEOGRAPHY; GHANA; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL POPULATION;

EID: 84892713382     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es404185m     Document Type: Article

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