A human health assessment of hazardous air pollutants in Portland, OR

Journal of Environmental Management

Volumn 73, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 131-145

  Tam, B N ^a   Neumann, Cathy M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Air toxics; Cancer risk; HAP emission sources; HAPs; Hazardous air pollutant; Human health assessment; Non cancer hazards

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTADIENE; ACROLEIN; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; TETRACHLOROETHANE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARCINOGEN; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; GEOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; UNITED STATES;

NORTH AMERICA; OREGON; PORTLAND [OREGON]; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

EID: 15344338590     PISSN: 03014797     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvman.2004.06.012     Document Type: Article

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