Exposure to hazardous volatile pollutants back diffusing from automobile exhaust systems

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 241-242, Issue , 2012, Pages 267-278

  Rahman, Md Mahmudur ^a   Kim, Ki Hyun ^a  

^a Sejong University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Automobiles; Back diffusion; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE EXHAUST; BACK DIFFUSION; CO EMISSIONS; IN-VEHICLE; PROPIONALDEHYDE; REFERENCE CONDITION; TRIMETHYLBENZENE; VOLATILE POLLUTANTS;

ACETALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDES; BENZENE; CARBONYL COMPOUNDS; DIFFUSION; FORMALDEHYDE; HEALTH HAZARDS; POLLUTION; STYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

AUTOMOBILES;

ACETALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBONYL DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; HYDROCARBON; PROPIONALDEHYDE; STYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; AUTOMOBILE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBONYL COMPOUND; DIFFUSION; EMISSION INVENTORY; GUIDELINE; HEALTH RISK; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TRAFFIC EMISSION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION; DRIVING ABILITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EXHAUST GAS; HEALTH HAZARD;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AUTOMOBILES; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HAZARDOUS WASTE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84868468588     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: 18733336     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2012.09.042     Document Type: Article

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