Personal exposure of traffic police officers to particulate matter, carbon monoxide, and benzene in the city of Milan, Italy

Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 342-351

  Cattaneo, Andrea ^a   Taronna, Matteo ^b   Consonni, Dario ^c   Angius, Silvana ^d   Costamagna, Paolo ^a   Cavallo, Domenico Maria ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^c FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^d Regional Agency for Agriculture and Forest of Lombardy   (Italy)

Author keywords

Benzene; Carbon monoxide; Particulate matter; Personal exposure; Police officers

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ETHYLBENZENE; TOLUENE;

ARTICLE; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICE; URBAN POPULATION;

BENZENE; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; CARBON MONOXIDE; HUMANS; ITALY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLICE; TOLUENE; URBAN POPULATION; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

EID: 77951220202     PISSN: 15459624     EISSN: 15459632     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15459621003729966     Document Type: Article

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