Projection of health benefits from ambient ozone reduction related to the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in the reformulated gasoline program

Risk Analysis

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 693-704

  Erdal, Serap ^a   Gong Jr , Henry ^b,c   Linn, William S ^b,c   Rykowski, Richard ^d  

^a EA Eng Sci and Technology Inc   (United States)

^b RANCHO LOS AMIGOS NATIONAL REHABILITATION CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d Air Improvement Resource   (United States)

Author keywords

Health benefit; MTBE; Ozone; Reformulated gasoline (RFG)

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ETHERS; GASOLINE; OZONE; PULMONARY DISEASES; RISK ASSESSMENT;

METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER; REFORMULATED GASOLINE;

HEALTH RISKS;

ALCOHOL; ALKENE DERIVATIVE; BENZENE; GASOLINE; OZONE; SULFUR; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER;

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DOSE RESPONSE; EXHAUST GAS; EXPOSURE; FORCED EXPIRATORY VOLUME; HEALTH; HUMAN; LUNG FUNCTION; MODEL; NONHUMAN; PREDICTION; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ASTHMA; CAUSALITY; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORECASTING; GASOLINE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; IRRITANTS; LUNG; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; METHYL ETHERS; MODELS, CHEMICAL; OXIDANTS, PHOTOCHEMICAL; OZONE; PNEUMONIA; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESPIRATION; SOLVENTS; SURVIVAL RATE; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 0031417799     PISSN: 02724332     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1539-6924.1997.tb01276.x     Document Type: Review

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