Contribution of traffic and tobacco smoke in the distribution of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on outdoor and indoor PM2.5

Global Nest Journal

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 3-11

  Castro, D ^a,b   Slezakova, K ^a   Delerue Matos, C ^b   Alvim Ferraz, M C ^a   Morais, S ^b   Pereira, M C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR DE ENGENHARIA DO PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Indoor and outdoor air; PAHs; PM2.5; Tobacco smoke; Traffic emissions.

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952680048     PISSN: 11084006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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