Exposure of jeepney drivers in Manila, Philippines, to selected volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Industrial Health

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 33-42

  Balanay, Jo Anne G ^a   Lungu, Claudiu T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA AT BIRMINGHAM   (United States)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Aromatic hydrocarbons; BTEX; Drivers; In vehicle; Jeepney; Manila; Occupational exposure; Passive samplers; Philippines; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PHILIPPINES; TRANSPORTATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 60349125025     PISSN: 00198366     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.47.33     Document Type: Article

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