Health risk assessment for vehicle inspection workers exposed to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in their work place

Environmental Sciences: Processes and Impacts

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 623-632

  Li, Peng Hui ^a   Kong, Shao Fei ^a   Geng, Chun Mei ^b   Han, Bin ^a   Lu, Bing ^a   Sun, Ru Feng ^a   Zhao, Ruo Jie ^a   Bai, Zhi Peng ^a,b  

^a NANKAI UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b CHINESE RESEARCH ACADEMY OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CHINA; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; INHALATION; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84874494304     PISSN: 20507887     EISSN: 20507895     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/c2em30708a     Document Type: Article

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