Health risks of PAH's in ambient air

Fresenius Environmental Bulletin

Volumn 8, Issue 9-10, 1999, Pages 506-511

  Moorcroft, Stephen ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

Air quality; Carcinogens; Health risks; PAHs

Indexed keywords

EPIDEMIOLOGY; HEALTH RISK; PAH;

EID: 0032879652     PISSN: 10184619     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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