Smoking in car: Monitoring pollution of particulate matter (mass and particle number), of organic volatile compounds and of carbon monoxide. Evaluating the most suitable ETS marker, and the effect of opening the driver‘s window

G. Invernizzi, A. Ruprecht, R. Mazza, C. De Marco, L. Tagliapietra, F. Michieletto, F. Allegri, L. Sbrogiò, R. Boffi (Milano, Venezia, Treviso, Adria, Italy)

Source: Annual Congress 2010 - Passive smoking
Session: Passive smoking
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 2600
Disease area: Airway diseases

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