Spatial variability of volatile organic compound concentrations in sarnia, ontario, canada

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 72, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 610-624

  Miller, Lindsay ^a   Xu, Xiaohong ^a   Luginaah, Isaac ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CANADA; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; URBAN POPULATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; HUMANS; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ONTARIO; URBAN POPULATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 65249114710     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287390802706413     Document Type: Article

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