Determinants of airborne concentrations of volatile organic compounds in rural areas of Western Canada

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 117-128

  You, Xiaoqing ^a   Senthilselvan, Ambikaipakan ^a   Cherry, Nicola M ^a   Kim, Hyang Mi ^a   Burstyn, Igor ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Empirical statistical models; Environmental monitoring; Exposure modeling; Inhalation exposure; Oil and gas industry; Volatile arganic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CHLORINATED HYDROCARBON; CHLOROBENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; HEXANE; TERPENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; OIL INDUSTRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RURAL AREA; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; CANADA; CATTLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FOSSIL FUELS; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; INDUSTRY; LINEAR MODELS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; RURAL POPULATION; SEASONS;

EID: 39549087279     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jes.7500556     Document Type: Article

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