A review of chemical and physical characterisation of atmospheric metallic nanoparticles

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 353-365

  Sanderson, Paul ^a   Delgado Saborit, Juana Maria ^a   Harrison, Roy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Metals; Nanoparticles; Particulate matter; Ultrafine particles

Indexed keywords

HEALTH; METALS; NANOPARTICLES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RESEARCH;

MEASUREMENT TECHNIQUES; METALLIC NANOPARTICLES; NANOPARTICLE EXPOSURES; NUMBER SIZE DISTRIBUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL CHARACTERISATION; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIATION; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

METAL NANOPARTICLES;

FUEL; METAL NANOPARTICLE;

AIRBORNE SENSING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; LITERATURE REVIEW; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TOXICITY;

AEROSOL; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERE; BIOMASS; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIESEL ENGINE; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; EXHAUST GAS; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INCINERATION; INDUSTRIAL PRODUCTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 84901434332     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.05.023     Document Type: Review

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