Quantifying the impact of PM2.5 and associated heavy metals on respiratory health of children near metallurgical facilities

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 15, 2016, Pages 15395-15406

  Dunea, Daniel ^a   Iordache, Stefania ^a   Liu, Hai Ying ^b   Bøhler, Trond ^b   Pohoata, Alin ^a   Radulescu, Cristiana ^a  

^a VALAHIA UNIVERSITY OF TARGOVISTE   (Romania)

^b NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE FOR AIR RESEARCH   (Norway)

Author keywords

Environmental mapping system; Eosinophil count; Fine particulates; Immunoglobulin E; Wheezing

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOASSAY; CELLS AND CELL COMPONENTS; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; HEALTH IMPACT; HEAVY METAL; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; METALLURGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROTEIN; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; SYMPTOM;

ROMANIA;

AIR POLLUTANT; HEAVY METAL; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ABNORMAL RESPIRATORY SOUND; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ASTHMA; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHILD; DRUG EFFECTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; METALLURGY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCEDURES; ROMANIA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ASTHMA; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; METALLURGY; METALS, HEAVY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RESPIRATORY SOUNDS; ROMANIA;

EID: 84983085588     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-016-6734-x     Document Type: Article

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