Quantitative health risk assessment of inhalation exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on citizens in Tianjin, China

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 83, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 151-154

  Bai, Zhipeng ^a   Hu, Yandi ^a   Yu, Huan ^a   Wu, Nan ^a   You, Yan ^a  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Health risk assessment; Inhalation exposure; PAHs; Tianjin

Indexed keywords

ACCEPTABLE RISK LEVELS; AMBIENT AIR; AVERAGE VALUES; CANCER RISK; CONCENTRATION DISTRIBUTIONS; EXPOSURE ANALYSIS; EXPOSURE DOSE; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR EXPOSURE; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MONTE CARLO SIMULATION; PAHS; PUBLIC HEALTH ISSUES; RISK LEVELS; SLOPE FACTORS; TIANJIN; TIANJIN , CHINA;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; MONTE CARLO METHODS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK ANALYSIS; RISK MANAGEMENT; RISK PERCEPTION; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ACCURACY; ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHILD; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INFANT; INHALATION; MONTE CARLO METHOD; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TRAFFIC; UNCERTAINTY;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MONTE CARLO METHOD; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 67650439219     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-009-9686-8     Document Type: Article

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