Examination of PM10 samples collected before, during & after closure of a UK steel plant

G. R. Hutchison, D. M. Brown, M. R. Heal, K. Donaldson, V. Stone (Edinburgh, United Kingdom)

Source: Annual Congress 2004 - Particles and pollution: clinical and experimental data
Session: Particles and pollution: clinical and experimental data
Session type: Thematic Poster Session
Number: 3712
Disease area: Airway diseases

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