Pollution level, phase distribution and source analysis of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in residential air in Hangzhou, China

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 162, Issue 2-3, 2009, Pages 1165-1170

  Zhu, Lizhong ^a   Lu, Hao ^a   Chen, Shuguang ^a   Amagai, Takashi ^b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

Author keywords

Distribution; Level; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Residence; Source analysis

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; HEALTH; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PERMANENT MAGNETS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK MANAGEMENT;

AIR SAMPLES; CONVENTIONAL COOKING; DISTRIBUTION; HANGZHOU; INDOOR AIRS; LEVEL; LUNG CANCERS; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS; PHASE DISTRIBUTIONS; POLLUTION LEVELS; RESIDENCE; SOURCE ANALYSIS;

HEALTH RISKS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; PAH; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; SMOKING; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CHINA; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; RESIDENTIAL AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHINA; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYCYCLIC COMPOUNDS;

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

EID: 57649208813     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2008.05.150     Document Type: Article

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