Abstract
The sections in this article are:
- 1 Nature of Chemical Agents in Air
- 1.1 Gases
- 1.2 Aerosols
- 2 Origin of Chemical Agents in Air
- 2.1 Natural sources
- 2.2 Man‐made sources
- 3 Distribution of Chemical Agents in Air
- 4 Summary
Chemical Agents in Air
D. S. Barth, S. C. Black, J. R. Hammerle
10.1002/cphy.cp090109
Source: Supplement 26: Handbook of Physiology, Reactions to Environmental Agents
Originally published: 1977
Published online: January 2011
Full Article on Wiley Online Library
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Figure 1. Limits of equipment used for measuring particle size. |
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Figure 2. Sizes of airborne contaminants. |
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Figure 3. Coordinate system for plume dispersion estimates. |
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Figure 4. Plot of horizontal and vertical standard deviations (σy and σz) versus distance from source for the various stability categories, A through F. |
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