Health risk assessment of urban suspended particulate matter with special reference to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: A review

Reviews on Environmental Health

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 169-189

  Ravindra, ^a   Mittal, A K ^a   Van Grieken, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY DELHI   (India)

Author keywords

Health effects; PAHs; Particulates; PM10

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; HEAVY METAL; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; RADIOISOTOPE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA DAMAGE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; POLLUTANT; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; URBAN POPULATION;

EID: 0035188989     PISSN: 00487554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/REVEH.2001.16.3.169     Document Type: Review

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