Effect of central ventilation and air conditioner system on the concentration and health risk from airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Journal of Environmental Sciences (China)

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 531-536

  Lv, Jinze ^a,b   Zhu, Lizhong ^a,b  

^a ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b ZHEJIANG PROVINCIAL KEY LABORATORY OF ORGANIC POLLUTION PROCESS AND CONTROL   (China)

Author keywords

Gaseous; Health risk; PAHs; Particulate; Public place

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONER SYSTEMS; CENTRAL VENTILATION SYSTEMS; GASEOUS; PAHS; PARTICULATE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); POTENTIAL HEALTH RISKS; PUBLIC PLACES;

AIR CONDITIONING; HEALTH RISKS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION; RETAIL STORES; VENTILATION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; NAPHTHALENE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR CONDITIONING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; LINEARITY; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT TRANSPORT; PUBLIC SPACE; VENTILATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; GAS; HEALTH; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHASE TRANSITION; RISK FACTOR;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BENZO(A)PYRENE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; GASES; HEALTH; HUMANS; NAPHTHALENES; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHASE TRANSITION; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK FACTORS; VENTILATION;

EID: 84875510164     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(12)60079-5     Document Type: Article

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