Evaluating hazardous air pollutants in Australia

Toxicology

Volumn 181-182, Issue , 2002, Pages 361-366

  Hinwood, A L ^a   Di Marco, P N ^b  

^a Dept of Environmental Protection ^*  (Australia)

^b Environmental Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air toxics; Hazardous air pollutants; Personal exposure; Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AUSTRALIA; ENVIRONMENT; EVALUATION; EXPOSURE; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0037184786     PISSN: 0300483X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0300-483X(02)00466-3     Document Type: Article

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