Benchmark study on fine-mode aerosol in a big urban area and relevant doses deposited in the human respiratory tract

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 216, Issue , 2016, Pages 530-537

  Avino, Pasquale ^a   Protano, Carmela ^b   Vitali, Matteo ^b   Manigrasso, Maurizio ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Fine mode fraction; FMPS; MMPD; PM2.5; Ultrafine particles; Urban aerosols

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; PARTICLE SIZE; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM;

FINE-MODE FRACTION; FMPS; MMPD; PM2.5; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; URBAN AEROSOLS;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

NITRATE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; AEROSOL; AIR POLLUTANT;

AEROSOL; BENCHMARKING; HEALTH RISK; PARTICLE SIZE; PATHOLOGY; RESPIRATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; BENCHMARKING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DAYTIME; DOSIMETRY; EXHAUST GAS; FINE MODE AEROSOL; HUMAN; ITALY; LUNG ALVEOLUS; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; NATURAL RADIOACTIVITY; NIGHTTIME; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; SUMMER; TRACHEOBRONCHIAL TREE; TREND STUDY; URBAN AREA; WEEKDAY; WINTER; AEROSOL; CHEMISTRY; LUNG; PHYSIOLOGY; THEORETICAL MODEL;

ITALY; LAZIO; ROMA [LAZIO]; ROME;

AEROSOLS; AIR POLLUTANTS; HUMANS; LUNG; MODELS, THEORETICAL; PARTICLE SIZE; ROME;

EID: 84989832887     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.06.005     Document Type: Article

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