Ambient air pollution by aromatic hydrocarbons in Algiers

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 40, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 3995-4003

  Kerbachi, Rabah ^a   Boughedaoui, Ménouèr ^b   Bounoua, Lahouari ^c   Keddam, Malika ^a  

^a ECOLE NATIONALE POLYTECHNIQUE   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BLIDA   (Algeria)

^c NASA HEADQUARTERS   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Algeria; BTEX compounds; Road traffic; VOC

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; COMPOSITION EFFECTS; MOTOR TRANSPORTATION; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

ALGERIA; BENZENE CONCENTRATION; BTEX COMPOUNDS; ROAD TRAFFIC;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; ORTHO XYLENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; TOLUENE; URBAN AREA; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; URBAN AREA; WINTER;

AFRICA; ALGERIA; ALGIERS; NORTH AFRICA;

EID: 33646940972     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.02.033     Document Type: Article

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