Some non-heterocyclic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and some related exposures

IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans

Volumn 92, Issue , 2010, Pages 35-121

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1 METHYLCHRYSENE; 2 METHYLCHRYSENE; 3 METHYLCHRYSENE; 4 METHYLCHRYSENE; 5 METHYLCHRYSENE; ACENAPHTHENE; ACEPYRENE; ALUMINUM; ANTHANTHRENE; ANTHRACENE; ANTHRACITE; CARBON; CHRYSENE; COAL; COAL TAR; COKE; CORONENE; CREOSOTE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; GRAPHITE; PERYLENE; PHENANTHRENE; PICENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; TAR; TRIPHENYLENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMBIENT AIR; ANODE; ARTICLE; BOOK; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHIMNEY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DIETARY INTAKE; DISTILLATION; ELECTRIC POWER PLANT; ELECTRODE; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASIFICATION; HUMAN; LIQUEFACTION; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; PAVING; PHYSICAL CHEMISTRY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOFING; SOOT; URINE; WOOD;

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