The variation of street air levels of PAH and other mutagenic PAC in relation to regulations of traffic emissions and the impact of atmospheric processes

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 133-137

  Nielsen, Torben ^a   Feilberg, Anders ^a   Binderup, Mona Lise ^b  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^b DANISH VETERINARY AND FOOD ADMINISTRATION   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Atmosphere; Benzanthrone; Benzo(a)pyrene; Catalyst; City; Degradation; Diesel; Forma tion; Mutagenic activity; PAC; PAH; Petrol; Processes; Regulations; Salmonella test; Street; Traffic; Transport; Vehicle

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; PAH; POLLUTION CONTROL; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

COPENHAGEN; DENMARK;

EID: 0032866901     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02987613     Document Type: Article

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