Composition of heavy metals in indoor dust and their possible exposure: A case study of preschool children in Malaysia

Air Quality, Atmosphere and Health

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 181-193

  Latif, Mohd Talib ^a   Yong, Saw Mei ^a   Saad, Azlina ^a   Mohamad, Noorlin ^a,b   Baharudin, Nor Hafizah ^a   Mokhtar, Mazlin Bin ^a   Tahir, Norhayati Mohd ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Heavy metals; Indoor dust; Interior walls; Preschools; Surface soils

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; CHILD HEALTH; DUST; HEAVY METAL; INDOOR AIR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

MALAYSIA; SELANGOR; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84901655401     PISSN: 18739318     EISSN: 18739326     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11869-013-0224-9     Document Type: Article

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