Commuter exposure to volatile organic compounds under different driving conditions

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 409-417

  Jo, Wan Kuen ^a   Park, Kun Ho ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

In auto; In bus; Rural; Season; Urban

Indexed keywords

COMMUTERS;

AIR QUALITY; AUTOMOBILES; BENZENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR POLLUTION;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ROAD TRANSPORT; SPATIOTEMPORAL ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN AREA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CAR; CAR DRIVING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

EID: 0033081989     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00201-5     Document Type: Article

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