Risk assessment of inhalation exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in school children

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 366-378

  Jyethi, Darpa Saurav ^a   Khillare, P S ^a   Sarkar, Sayantan ^b  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b WADSWORTH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Delhi; Incremental cancer risk assessment (ILCR); Inhalation exposure; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs); School children

Indexed keywords

CANCER; CARCINOGEN; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; PAH; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESPIRATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; STUDENT; TRAFFIC CONGESTION; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

DELHI; INDIA;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; INDIA; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDIA; INHALATION EXPOSURE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS;

EID: 84891628504     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-1912-6     Document Type: Article

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