Characteristics of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in indoor and outdoor atmosphere in the North central part of India

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 177, Issue 1-3, 2010, Pages 190-198

  Masih, Jamson ^a   Masih, Amit ^a   Kulshrestha, Aditi ^a   Singhvi, Raj ^b   Taneja, Ajay ^a  

^a ST JOHN S COLLEGE   (India)

^b U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

Author keywords

Indoor air quality; Indoor outdoor correlation; PAHs

Indexed keywords

2-METHYLNAPHTHALENE; ACENAPHTHYLENE; AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; CONCENTRATION TRENDS; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR/OUTDOOR; LIVING ROOM; METHYLNAPHTHALENE; OUTDOOR ATMOSPHERE; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; SPATIAL TRENDS; URBAN SITE; VAPOUR-PHASE; WINTER SEASONS;

AIR QUALITY; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KITCHENS; NAPHTHALENE; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; ROADSIDES;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CORRELATION; INDOOR AIR; PAH; URBAN ATMOSPHERE;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HOUSEHOLD; HUMIDITY; INDIA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KITCHEN; OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE; URBAN AREA; VAPOR PRESSURE; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDIA; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC;

INDIA;

EID: 77749277223     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2009.12.017     Document Type: Article

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