Air toxics concentrations, source identification, and health risks: An air pollution hot spot in southwest Memphis, TN

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 81, Issue , 2013, Pages 112-116

  Jia, Chunrong ^a   Foran, Jeffery ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Acrylonitrile; Air toxics; Aldehyde; Disparity; Hot spot; Volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

ACRYLONITRILE; AIR TOXICS; DISPARITY; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOOD PROCESSING INDUSTRY; HOT SPOT; INDUSTRIAL COMMUNITIES; SOURCE IDENTIFICATION;

ALDEHYDES; DISEASES; FOOD PROCESSING; INDUSTRY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

HEALTH RISKS;

1,3 BUTADIENE; 1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; ACRYLONITRILE; ALDEHYDE; BENZENE; CARBON DISULFIDE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; CHLOROFORM; ETHYLBENZENE; FORMALDEHYDE; STAINLESS STEEL; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CANCER; CARCINOGEN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; FOSSIL FUEL; HEALTH RISK; HOT SPOT; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK FACTOR; TOXICITY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL STRESS; HEALTH HAZARD; INCOME; INDUSTRIAL AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL STATUS; UNITED STATES;

MEMPHIS; TENNESSEE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84884552576     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.09.006     Document Type: Article

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