Risk assessment of non-dietary exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) via house PM2.5, TSP and dust and the implications from human hair

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 73, Issue , 2013, Pages 204-213

  Wang, Wei ^a,b   Huang, Min juan ^b   Chan, Chuen Yu ^c   Cheung, Kwai Chung ^b   Wong, Ming Hung ^a,b  

^a PEKING UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b HONG KONG BAPTIST UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^c SUN YAT SEN UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

House dust; Non dietary exposure; PM2.5; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); Risk assessment

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; EQUIVALENT CONCENTRATIONS; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HOUSE DUST; LUNG CANCER RISKS; NON-DIETARY EXPOSURE; PEARL RIVER DELTA; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS);

DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; HOUSES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DUST;

DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

CANCER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONSUMPTION BEHAVIOR; CORRELATION; DIET; DUST; HAIR; HEALTH RISK; PAH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; FOOD INTAKE; HAIR; HEALTH HAZARD; HOME; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HONG KONG; HOUSE DUST; LUNG CANCER; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN AREA;

EID: 84876445964     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.03.007     Document Type: Article

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