Free and combined amino acids in size-segregated atmospheric aerosol samples

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 98, Issue , 2014, Pages 179-189

  Di Filippo, Patrizia ^a,b   Pomata, Donatella ^a,b   Riccardi, Carmela ^a,b   Buiarelli, Francesca ^b   Gallo, Valentina ^b   Quaranta, Alessandro ^b  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Allergies; Bioaerosol; Free amino acids; PM ultrafine fraction; Proteinaceous material

Indexed keywords

ALLERGIES; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); PROTEINS; SAND AND GRAVEL PLANTS;

ADVERSE HEALTH EFFECTS; BIOAEROSOLS; FREE AMINO ACIDS; PROTEINACEOUS MATERIALS; REFERENCE MATERIAL; ULTRA-FINE PARTICULATE MATTERS; ULTRAFINE; URBAN PARTICULATE MATTERS;

AMINO ACIDS; ALLERGIES;

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; ALANINE; AMINO ACID; ARGININE; ASPARAGINE; ASPARTIC ACID; CITRULLINE; CYSTEINE; GLUTAMIC ACID; GLUTAMINE; GLYCINE; HISTIDINE; HYDROXYPROLINE; ISOLEUCINE; LEUCINE; LYSINE; METHIONINE; ORNITHINE; PHENYLALANINE; PROLINE; SERINE; THREONINE; TRYPTOPHAN; TYROSINE; VALINE; PEPTIDE;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ALLERGY; AMINO ACID; BIOGENIC MATERIAL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEPTIDE; PROTEIN; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; AEROSOL; CALIBRATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

AEROSOL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REFERENCE VALUE; SUMMER; WINTER; AIR POLLUTION; ALLERGY; PROTEIN CONTENT;

EID: 84906725401     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.08.069     Document Type: Article

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