Health risk assessment of kerosene usage in an informal settlement in Durban, South Africa

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 15, 2003, Pages 2015-2022

  Muller, E ^a   Diab, R D ^b   Binedell, M ^a   Hounsome, R ^a  

^a Future production Chemicals Cluster   (South Africa)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KWAZULU NATAL   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Health risk assessment; Indoor air quality; Kerosene; South Africa; Time activity patterns

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CARCINOGENS; DISEASES; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; KEROSENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

IMMUNE SYSTEMS;

HEALTH RISKS;

BENZENE; KEROSENE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; TOLUENE;

AIR QUALITY; FUEL; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; METROPOLITAN AREA;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CARCINOGENIC ACTIVITY; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMUNOTOXICITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LUNG TOXICITY; NEUROTOXICITY; ORGANISM COLONY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; SOUTH AFRICA;

DURBAN; SOUTH AFRICA;

EID: 0037991090     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(03)00125-0     Document Type: Article

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