Deposition of contaminant aerosol on human skin
| Autor: | Jørn Roed, Miriam Byrne, Kasper Grann Andersson, H. Hession |
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| Rok vydání: | 2006 |
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Health
Toxicology and Mutagenesis Air pollution Human skin medicine.disease_cause Dermal exposure Radioactive contamination medicine Humans Environmental Chemistry Particle Size Waste Management and Disposal Skin Aerosols Pollutant Air Pollutants Chemistry Water Environmental Exposure General Medicine Environmental exposure Hand Pollution Aerosol Deposition (aerosol physics) Air Pollutants Radioactive Air Pollution Indoor Environmental chemistry Arm Skin Temperature Locomotion |
| Zdroj: | Technical University of Denmark Orbit |
| ISSN: | 0265-931X |
| Popis: | Over recent years, it has been established that deposition of various types of pollutant aerosols (e.g., radioactive) on human skin can have serious deleterious effects on health. However, only few investigations in the past have been devoted to measurement of deposition velocities on skin of particles of the potentially problematic sizes. An experimental programme has shown the deposition velocities on skin of particles in the ca. 0.5-5 microm AMAD range to be high and generally associated with great variations. A series of investigations have been made to identify some of the factors that lead to this variation. Part of the variation was found to be caused by differences between individuals, whereas another part was found to be related to environmental factors. The identification of major influences on skin contaminant deposition is important in estimating health effects as well as in identifying means for their reduction. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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