Preliminary measurements of aromatic VOCs in public transportation modes in Guangzhou, China

Environment International

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 429-435

  Chan, L Y ^a   Lau, W L ^a   Wang, X M ^b   Tang, J H ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b INSTITUTE OF GEOLOGY AND GEOPHYSICS   (China)

Author keywords

Benzene; Exposure; Public transportation modes; Traffic; VOC

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; DESORPTION; EXHAUST GASES; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TRAFFIC CONTROL;

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; META XYLENE; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

BENZENE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC TRANSPORT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DESORPTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MOTOR VEHICLE; NIGHT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TIME; TRAFFIC; TUBE; URBAN AREA;

CHINA; GUANGDONG PROVINCE; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 0037411381     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(02)00189-7     Document Type: Article

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