Determination of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylenes in urban air of Thessaloniki, Greece

Environmental Toxicology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 440-443

  Kelessis, A G ^a   Petrakakis, M J ^a   Zoumakis, N M ^b  

^a Environmental Department   (Greece)

^b ALEXANDER TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE OF THESSALONIKI   (Greece)

Author keywords

Aromatic hydrocarbons; Gas chromatography; Toxic air contaminants; Urban air pollution

Indexed keywords

ETHYLBENZENE; QUASICONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; TOXIC AIR CONTAMINANTS; URBAN AIR POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

BENZENE;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE AGENT; XYLENE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BENZENE; DIURNAL VARIATION; TOLUENE; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; XYLENE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONFERENCE PAPER; EXHAUST GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GREECE; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; MOTOR VEHICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WIND;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; CHROMATOGRAPHY, GAS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GREECE; TOLUENE; URBAN HEALTH; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; WIND; XYLENES;

CENTRAL MACEDONIA; EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE; THESSALONIKI [CENTRAL MACEDONIA];

THESSALONIKI;

EID: 33746752724     PISSN: 15204081     EISSN: 15227278     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/tox.20197     Document Type: Conference Paper

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