Physiochemical characteristics and oxidative potential of ambient air particulate matter (PM10) during dust and non-dust storm events: A case study in Tehran, Iran

Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2018, Pages 147-158

  Rezaei, Soheila ^a   Naddafi, Kazem ^a   Hassanvand, Mohammad Sadegh ^a   Nabizadeh, Ramin ^a   Yunesian, Masud ^a   Ghanbarian, Maryam ^a   Atafar, Zahra ^a   Faraji, Maryam ^a   Nazmara, Shahrokh ^a   Mahmoudi, Babak ^a   Ghozikali, Mohammad Ghanbari ^b   Ghanbarian, Masoud ^c   Gholampour, Akbar ^b  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TABRIZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISLAMIC AZAD UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Chemical characteristics; DTT assay; Dust storm; Oxidative potential; Particulate matter; Tehran

Indexed keywords

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; AMBIENT AIR; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST STORM; METALLOID; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICOCHEMICAL PROPERTY; RURAL AREA; URBAN AREA;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

EID: 85054176210     PISSN: None     EISSN: 2052336X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s40201-018-0303-9     Document Type: Article

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