Impacts of traffic-induced lead emissions on air, soil and blood lead levels in Beirut

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 93, Issue 1-3, 2004, Pages 185-202

  Hashisho, Z ^a   El Fadel, M ^a  

^a AMERICAN UNIVERSITY OF BEIRUT   (Lebanon)

Author keywords

Lead pollution; Leaded unleaded gasoline; Traffic induced emissions

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; BLOOD; COMBUSTION; GASOLINE; LEAD; SOIL POLLUTION; SOILS;

TRAFFIC VOLUME; TRAFFIC-INDUCED EMISSIONS;

ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT;

GASOLINE; LEAD;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; LEAD; SOIL POLLUTION; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ADULT; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERE; CHILD; COMBUSTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LEAD BLOOD LEVEL; LEBANON; MINING; SOIL POLLUTION; TRAFFIC; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; CHILD; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEAD; LEBANON; MALE; SOIL POLLUTANTS; URBAN POPULATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ASIA; BAYRUT; BEIRUT; EURASIA; LEBANON; MIDDLE EAST;

EID: 1842539568     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:EMAS.0000016804.88534.34     Document Type: Article

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