Monitoring of polyaromatic hydrocarbons and volatile organic compounds in two major traffic tunnels in Seoul, Korea

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 33, Issue 17, 2012, Pages 1963-1976

  Kim, Ki Hyun ^a   Anthwal, Ashish ^a   Goo Park, Chan ^b   Jo, Suk Joo ^b   Chae, Young Zoo ^b   Park, Jin A ^b   Heub Jung, Jong ^b   Ryeul Sohn, Jong ^c   Oh, Jong Min ^d  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University Boramae Hospital   (South Korea)

^c Korea University   (South Korea)

^d Kyung Hee University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

air quality; atmospheric pollutants; diesel; gasoline; polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon; tunnel; volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBONS; POLLUTION; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; TUNNELS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTANTS; DIESEL; DIESEL VEHICLES; FIELD CAMPAIGN; GASPHASE; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSTIC RATIO; PARTICLE PHASE; PERYLENES; POLYAROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS(PAHS); SEOUL , KOREA; SOURCE PROCESS; TRAFFIC TUNNELS; TUNNEL ENVIRONMENTS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; DIESEL FUEL; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILE; DIESEL; FUEL; INDOOR AIR; NATURAL GAS; PAH; TRAFFIC EMISSION; TRANSPORTATION INFRASTRUCTURE; TUNNEL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS; KOREA; MOLECULAR DIAGNOSIS; POLLUTANT;

SEOUL [SOUTH KOREA]; SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84866391724     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2012.655316     Document Type: Article

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