Ambient particulate matter air pollution in Mpererwe district, Kampala, Uganda: A pilot study

Journal of Environmental and Public Health

Volumn 2014, Issue , 2014, Pages

  Schwander, Stephan ^a   Okello, Clement D ^b   Freers, Juergen ^b   Chow, Judith C ^c   Watson, John G ^c   Corry, Melody ^d   Meng, Qingyu ^a  

^a RUTGERS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b MAKERERE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (Uganda)

^c DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d RUTGERS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANION; CATION; ELEMENT; POLITEF;

AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOMASS BURNING; BODY BURDEN; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INFECTION; MEMBRANE FILTER; METABOLIC DISORDER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PILOT STUDY; PRESCRIBED BURNING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; UGANDA; AIR POLLUTANT; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ION EXCHANGE CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, ION EXCHANGE; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PILOT PROJECTS; UGANDA;

EID: 84896118183     PISSN: 16879805     EISSN: 16879813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2014/763934     Document Type: Article

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