Aerosol Science and Technology Publication details, including instructions for authors and subscription information: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713656376 Dust Generator for Inhalation Studies with Limited Amounts of Archived Particulate Matter Stephen V. Teague a; John M. Veranth b; Ann E. Aust c; Kent E. Pinkerton a a University of California Davis, Davis, California, USA ...

This paper investigated the spatial and temporal variations in the amounts of PM accumulated on leaves of Ligustrum lucidum, a common evergreen tree species in North China. The effects of rainfall and wind on the amounts of PM deposited on foliage were also determined. The amounts of PM (g · m(-2)) retained by leaves of L. lucidum differed significantly among the sites (from 0.96 to 5.56) and o...

Environmental Health Perspectives • volume 121 | number 1 | January 2013 A 11 Ursinyova M, Masanova V, Palkovicova L, Wsolova L. 2006. The influence of mother’s dental amalgam fillings on prenatal and postnatal exposure of children to mercury [Abstract]. Epidemiology 17:S494–S495. Wannag A, Skjaeråsen J. 1975. Mercury accumulation in placenta and foetal membranes. A study of dental workers and ...

We present two new dynamical tests of the biasing hypothesis. The first is based on the amplitude and the shape of the galaxy-galaxy correlation function, xi g(r), where r is the separation of the galaxy pair. The second test uses the mean relative peculiar velocity for galaxy pairs, v12(r). This quantity is a measure of the rate of growth of clustering and it is related to the two-point correl...

We propose a new analytic approximation for the luminosity function of galaxies. The suggested expression behaves like the Schechter function at the faint end (φ ∼ L) but departs considerably at the bright end (L >> L∗). We argue here that such a behavior may provide a better fit for the current observational data than does the Schechter function. Its practical interest is stressed by consideri...

UV photoactivation of a mixture of benzophenone and ammonium phosphomolybdate (APM) in the solid state splits adsorbed moisture, resulting in selectively hydroxylated benzophenone and leaving an electron trapped in green (reduced) solid APM.

Mutagenic activity of extractable organic matter (EOM), from airborne particles collected over winters in four towns of Czech Republic, was investigated by the means of Salmonella typhimurium indicator strains TA98 and YG1041 using the Ames plate incorporation assay. Mutagenicity of all tested samples showed significant dose-related increase in number of revertants per mg of EOM. The direct mut...

• Diesel exhaust contains ozone precursors, benzene, arsenic, dioxins, formaldehyde and other toxic substances and is a significant contributor to airborne concentrations of fine particulate matter (PM). Significant health impacts including lung damage and premature death are associated with exposure to fine particulate matter. It can also aggravate conditions such as asthma and bronchitis. Die...