Calculated respiratory exposure to indoor size-fractioned polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in an urban environment

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 431, Issue , 2012, Pages 245-251

  Zhang, Kai ^a,d   Zhang, Bao Zhong ^a   Li, Shao Meng ^b   Wong, Charles S ^c   Zeng, Eddy Y ^a  

^a GUANGZHOU INSTITUTE OF GEOCHEMISTRY   (China)

^b ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WINNIPEG   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Human exposure; Indoor environment; Particle size distribution; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Urban center

Indexed keywords

ACCUMULATION MODES; BENZO(A)PYRENE EQUIVALENT; CANCER RISK; DEPOSITION FLUXES; GUANGZHOU , CHINA; GUIDELINE VALUES; HUMAN EXPOSURES; HUMAN HEALTH; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INHALABLE PARTICLES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; URBAN CENTERS; URBAN COMMUNITY; URBAN ENVIRONMENTS;

PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

ACENAPHTHENE DERIVATIVE; ACENAPHTHYLENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO(B)FLUORANTHENE; BENZO(G,H,I)PERYLENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; CHRYSENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; FLUORENE; INDENO(1,2,3 C,D)PYRENE; NAPHTHALENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CANCER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GUIDELINE; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; PAH; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION EFFECT; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GOVERNMENT; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LUNG ALVEOLITIS; NORMAL HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION MONITORING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY FUNCTION; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BENZO(A)PYRENE; CHINA; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RESPIRATORY SYSTEM; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN POPULATION;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84861951618     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: 18791026     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2012.05.059     Document Type: Article

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