Exposure to benzene, toluene, xylenes and total hydrocarbons among snowmobile drivers in Sweden

Chemosphere

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2003, Pages 1343-1347

  Eriksson, Kåre ^a   Tjärner, Dan ^b   Marqvardsen, Inger ^c   Järvholm, Bengt ^a  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b Central Hospital of Boden   (Sweden)

^c SUNDSVALL HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbons; Benzene; Children; Exhaust; Exposure; Two stroke engine

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE DRIVERS; AUTOMOBILE ENGINES; CATALYSTS; DEPOSITION; GASOLINE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AIR-SAMPLING METHODS;

BENZENE;

BENZENE; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; EXHAUST EMISSION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; MEASUREMENT; NORMAL HUMAN; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SWEDEN; VELOCITY;

SWEDEN;

EID: 0037332622     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0045-6535(02)00808-1     Document Type: Article

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