PM10-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: Concentrations, source characterization and estimating their risk in urban, suburban and rural areas in Kandy, Sri Lanka

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 16, 2011, Pages 2642-2650

  Wickramasinghe, A P ^a   Karunaratne, D G G P ^a   Sivakanesan, R ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERADENIYA   (Sri Lanka)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Particulate matter (PM); Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Source apportionment; Urban air quality; Vehicular emissions

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATICS; SOURCE APPORTIONMENT; URBAN AIR QUALITY; VEHICULAR EMISSION;

AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; AROMATIZATION; DISEASES; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LANDFORMS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; POLLUTION; POPULATION STATISTICS; RISK PERCEPTION; RURAL AREAS; SAMPLING;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ANTHROPOGENIC EFFECT; CANCER; HEALTH RISK; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBURBAN AREA; TRAFFIC EMISSION; URBAN ATMOSPHERE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; LUNG CANCER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RURAL AREA; SRI LANKA; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA;

CENTRAL PROVINCE [SRI LANKA]; KANDY; SRI LANKA;

EID: 79954592348     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2011.02.067     Document Type: Article

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