Pollution level, phase distribution and health risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in indoor air at public places of Hangzhou, China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 152, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 569-575

  Lu, Hao ^a   Zhu, Lizhong ^a   Chen, Shuguang ^a  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Distribution; Health risk; Pollution level; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Public places

Indexed keywords

COMBUSTION; HEALTH RISKS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; NAPHTHALENE; SHOPPING CENTERS; WATER POLLUTION;

PHASE DISTRIBUTION; POLLUTION LEVEL; PUBLIC PLACES; TRAIN STATIONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CHRYSENE; NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; PAH; PUBLIC SPACE; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHINA; HEALTH HAZARD; PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; NAPHTHALENES; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK; TOBACCO SMOKE POLLUTION; VOLATILIZATION;

ASIA; CHINA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; HANGZHOU; ZHEJIANG;

EID: 41149098148     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2007.07.005     Document Type: Article

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