The contribution of traffic to indoor concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 312-321

  Dubowsky, Sara D ^a   Wallace, Lance A ^b   Buckley, Timothy J ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Cooking; Exposure; Indoor air; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH); Potential dose; Traffic

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC;

EID: 0032832355     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500034     Document Type: Article

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