Atmospheric polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in Asia: A review from 1999 to 2004

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 142, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 388-396

  Chang, Kuan Foo ^a   Fang, Guor Cheng ^b   Chen, Jhy Cherng ^b   Wu, Yuh Shen ^b  

^a INDUSTRIAL TECHNOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^b HUNGKUANG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Asia; Gaseous phase; Particulate phase; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

ASIA; GASEOUS PHASE; PARTICULATE PHASE; WIND SPEED;

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; EXHAUST GASES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); THERMAL EFFECTS; WIND;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ACENAPHTHYLENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; CARCINOGEN; CHRYSENE; CORONENE; CYCLOPENTA[C,D]PYRENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; PERYLENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; PYRENE DERIVATIVE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARCINOGEN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; PAH; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; ASIA; ATMOSPHERE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EXHAUST GAS; GAS; HUMIDITY; METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; RURAL AREA; TEMPERATURE; TRAFFIC; URBAN AREA; VELOCITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; JAPAN; KOREA; MALAYSIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; TAIWAN;

ASIA; EURASIA;

EID: 33646184193     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2005.09.025     Document Type: Article

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