Chemical Agents in Air

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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

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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

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D. S. Barth, S. C. Black, J. R. Hammerle. Chemical Agents in Air. Compr Physiol 2011, Supplement 26: Handbook of Physiology, Reactions to Environmental Agents: 157-166. First published in print 1977. doi: 10.1002/cphy.cp090109

	Figure 1. Limits of equipment used for measuring particle size. Reproduced by permission of Mine Safety Appliances Co
	Figure 2. Sizes of airborne contaminants. Reproduced by permission of Mine Safety Appliances Co
	Figure 3. Coordinate system for plume dispersion estimates.
	Figure 4. Plot of horizontal and vertical standard deviations (σ_y and σ_z) versus distance from source for the various stability categories, A through F.

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