Assessing human exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH) in a petrochemical region utilizing data from environmental biomonitors

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 75, Issue 13-15, 2012, Pages 819-830

  Augusto, Sofia ^a   Pereira, Maria João ^b   Máguas, Cristina ^a   Soares, Amlcar ^b   Branquinho, Cristina ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO SUPERIOR TÉCNICO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACENAPHTENE; ACENAPHTHYLENE; ANTHRACENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; CHRYSENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; NAPHTHALENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; PYRENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AIR ANALYSIS; CANCER RISK; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HEALTH HAZARD; LICHEN (ORGANISM); PARTICLE SIZE; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOIL ANALYSIS; SYMBIOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CARCINOGENS, ENVIRONMENTAL; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXTRACTION AND PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HUMANS; INFANT; INHALATION EXPOSURE; LICHENS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PETROLEUM POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PORTUGAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SKIN ABSORPTION; SOIL POLLUTANTS;

EID: 84864059106     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2012.690685     Document Type: Conference Paper

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