Estimation of PAHs dry deposition and BaP toxic equivalency factors (TEFs) study at Urban, Industry Park and rural sampling sites in central Taiwan, Taichung

Chemosphere

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 787-796

  Fang, Guor Cheng ^a   Chang, Kuan Foo ^b   Lu, Chungsying ^b   Bai, Hsunling ^c  

^a HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL CHIAO TUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Dry deposition flux; Health risk; PAHs; Size distribution; TEFs

Indexed keywords

DEPOSITION; HEALTH RISKS; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; TOXICITY; URBAN PLANNING;

DRY DEPOSITION FLUXES; TOXIC EQUIVALENT FACTORS (TEF);

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DRY DEPOSITION; HEALTH RISK; PAH; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DRY DEPOSITION; EXHAUST GAS; GAS ANALYSIS; HEALTH HAZARD; INDUSTRIALIZATION; RURAL AREA; TAIWAN; URBAN AREA;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; TAICHUNG; TAIWAN;

EID: 1642300708     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2003.12.012     Document Type: Article

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