Exposure to volatile organic compounds while commuting in Taichung, Taiwan

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 20, 2000, Pages 3331-3336

  Kuo, Hsien Wen ^a   Wei, Hsien Chi ^a   Liu, Chiu Shong ^b   Lo, Yin Yin ^a   Wen Chin Wang, ^a   Lai, Jim Shoung ^a   Chuan Chan, Chang ^c  

^a CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Automobile emissions; Benzene; Hydrocarbons; Toluene

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; DESORPTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GAS EMISSIONS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AUTOMOBILE EMISSIONS; THERMAL DESORPTION;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BENZENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

COMMUTING; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH HAZARD; MOTORCYCLE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TAIWAN; TRAFFIC;

TAIWAN;

EID: 0033626823     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(99)00396-9     Document Type: Article

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