Determination of BTEX by GC-MS in air of offset printing plants: Comparison between conventional and ecological inks

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 163-169

  Godoi, Ana F L ^a   Sawada, Eliza Y ^b   de Marchi, Mary Rosa R ^c   van Grieken, René ^d   Godoi, Ricardo H M ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b POSITIVO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

BTEX; Ecological ink; Exposure; Offset printing plants; Workplace environment

Indexed keywords

BTEX; ECOLOGICAL ENGINEERING; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; SOLVENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WORKPLACE;

BRAZIL;

EID: 73249140111     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11267-009-9219-9     Document Type: Article

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