Concentration level, pattern and toxic potential of PAHs in traffic soil of Delhi, India

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 171, Issue 1-3, 2009, Pages 894-900

  Agarwal, Tripti ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Isomer pair ratio; PAH; Principal Component Analysis; Toxic equivalency factor; Traffic soil

Indexed keywords

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; AVERAGE VALUES; CARCINOGENIC POTENCY; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; DELHI , INDIA; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT; PAH; PERYLENES; RURAL SITE; STUDY AREAS; SURFACE SOIL; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOXIC EQUIVALENCY FACTOR; TOXIC POTENTIAL; TRAFFIC SOIL; URBAN TRAFFIC; VEHICULAR TRAFFIC;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ATMOSPHERICS; COAL COMBUSTION; ISOMERS; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC CARBON; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOILS; TOXIC MATERIALS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; GASOLINE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CARCINOGEN; COAL; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); PAH; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TOXICITY; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DEPOSITION; CARCINOGENICITY; COAL POWER; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; EXHAUST GAS; INDIA; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; MOTOR VEHICLE; SOIL ANALYSIS; SOIL CHEMISTRY; SOIL POLLUTION; TOTAL ORGANIC CARBON; TRAFFIC; URBAN RURAL DIFFERENCE;

CARBON; COAL; GEOGRAPHY; INDIA; NAPHTHALENES; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; QUALITY CONTROL; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RURAL HEALTH; SOIL; SOIL POLLUTANTS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ASIA; DELHI; EURASIA; INDIA; SOUTH ASIA;

EID: 70349263310     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.06.081     Document Type: Article

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