Determination and impact of volatile organics emitted during rush hours in the ambient air around gasoline stations

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 56, Issue 9, 2006, Pages 1342-1348

  Wu, Ben Zen ^a   Hsieh, Ling Ling ^a   Chiu, Kong Hwa ^b   Sree, Usha ^a   Lo, Jiunn Guang ^c  

^a NATIONAL TSING HUA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b National Science Council   (Taiwan)

^c YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHER DERIVATIVE; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; METHYL TERT-BUTYL ETHER; TERT BUTYL METHYL ETHER; BUTANE; ISOBUTANE; TOLUENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; THEORETICAL MODEL; VOLATILIZATION; AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION INDICATOR; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; CHINA; GASOLINE STATION; INDUSTRIAL SOURCE COMPLEX SHORT TERM MODEL; INTEGRATED RISK INFORMATION SYSTEM; PETROCHEMICAL INDUSTRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASOLINE; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; METHYL ETHERS; MODELS, THEORETICAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; TAIWAN; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR QUALITY; GASOLINE; HEALTH CARE; TOLUENE; VAPORS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

GASOLINE STATIONS; HUMAN HEALTH; METHYL TERTIARY BUTYL ETHER (MTBE); VAPOR RECOVERY SYSTEMS;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

EID: 33750616779     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2006.10464589     Document Type: Article

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