Assessment of carcinogenic risk due to inhalation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in PM10 from an industrial city: A Korean case-study

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 189, Issue 1-2, 2011, Pages 349-356

  Vu, Van Tuan ^a   Lee, Byeong Kyu ^a   Kim, Ji Tae ^a   Lee, Chi Hyeon ^a   Kim, Ick Hyun ^a  

^a University of Ulsan   (South Korea)

Author keywords

PAHs; PM10; Risk assessment; TEQs

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANTS; AVERAGE VALUES; CARCINOGENIC PAHS; CARCINOGENIC POTENCY; CARCINOGENIC RISK; EQUIVALENT CONCENTRATIONS; HIGH-VOLUME SAMPLER; HIGHLY-CORRELATED; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INDUSTRIAL CITY; METEOROLOGICAL CONDITION; MICROFIBER FILTERS; MIXTURE SOLUTION; N-HEXANE; PAHS; PM10; REPRESENTATIVE SAMPLING; RESIDENTIAL AREAS; SAMPLING PERIOD; SPATIAL VARIATIONS; TEQS; ULTRA-VIOLET; ULTRASONIC BATH;

AIR POLLUTION; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDUSTRY; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; QUARTZ; RATING; TOXICITY;

RISK ASSESSMENT;

DICHLOROMETHANE; HEXANE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARCINOGEN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTER; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; METEOROLOGY; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; QUARTZ; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAMPLING; SPATIAL VARIATION; TOXICITY; VOLUME;

ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; HUMAN; INDUSTRIAL AREA; INHALATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; SOUTH KOREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARCINOGENS; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; KOREA; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SEASONS;

SOUTH KOREA; ULSAN [SOUTH KOREA];

EID: 79953768323     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2011.02.043     Document Type: Article

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