Attic dust assessment near a wood treatment plant: Past air pollution and potential exposure

Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety

Volumn 95, Issue , 2013, Pages 153-160

  Coronas, Mariana Vieira ^a,b,c   Bavaresco, Jovana ^d   Rocha, Jocelita Aparecida Vaz ^b   Geller, Ana Maria ^a,e   Caramão, Elina Bastos ^a   Rodrigues, Maria Lúcia Kolowski ^b,d   Vargas, Vera Maria Ferrão ^a,b,c  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF RIO GRANDE DO SUL   (Brazil)

^b Fundacao Estadual de Protecao Ambiental Henrique Luis Roessler   (Brazil)

^c INAGEMP Instituto Nacional de Genetica Medica Populacional   (Brazil)

^d FEPAM   (Brazil)

^e Centro Federal de Educacao Tecnologica de Pelotas   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Mutagenicity; Pentachlorophenol; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Potentially toxic elements; Salmonella microsome assay

Indexed keywords

ARSENIC; CADMIUM; COPPER; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ARSENIC; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CHROMIUM; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); COPPER; DUST; MUTAGENICITY; PAH; PCP; TOXIC SUBSTANCE;

AIR POLLUTION; AMES TEST; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC DISPERSION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DUST EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH HAZARD; MUTAGENIC ACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; POLLUTION MONITORING; WOOD DUST;

MUTAGENICITY; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; POTENTIALLY TOXIC ELEMENTS; SALMONELLA/MICROSOME ASSAY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; ANIMALS; ARSENIC; DUST; HOUSING; MUTAGENICITY TESTS; PENTACHLOROPHENOL; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; WOOD;

MAMMALIA;

EID: 84880513644     PISSN: 01476513     EISSN: 10902414     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2013.05.033     Document Type: Article

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