Risk factors for increased BTEX exposure in four Australian cities

Chemosphere

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 533-541

  Hinwood, Andrea L ^a   Rodriguez, Clemencia ^a   Runnion, Tina ^b   Farrar, Drew ^b   Murray, Frank ^c   Horton, Anthony ^c   Glass, Deborah ^d   Sheppeard, Vicky ^e   Edwards, John W ^f   Denison, Lynnette ^g   Whitworth, Tom ^h   Eiser, Chris ⁱ   Bulsara, Max ^j   Gillett, Rob W ^k   Powell, Jenny ^k   Lawson, S ^k   Weeks, Ian ^k   Galbally, Ian ^k  

^a EDITH COWAN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Department of Environment ^*  (Australia)

^c MURDOCH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^e New South Wales Government   (Australia)

^f FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^g VIC Environment Protection Authority   (Australia)

^h Environment Protection Agency   (Australia)

ⁱ Environmental Protection Authority   (Australia)

^j UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^k CSIRO   (Australia)

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Author keywords

BTEX; Community; Exposure; Risk factors; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EXPOSURE; MOTOR VEHICLES; RISK FACTORS;

AIR POLLUTION;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; TOLUENE; XYLENE;

AIR POLLUTION; BENZENE; COMPOSITION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HIGHWAY TRAFFIC CONTROL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR QUALITY; BTEX; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK FACTOR; SMOKING; SUMMER; WINTER;

AUSTRALASIA; AUSTRALIA;

EID: 33751208893     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.05.040     Document Type: Article

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