Concentration and source identification of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in PM10 of urban, industrial and semi-urban areas in Malaysia

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 86, Issue , 2014, Pages 16-27

  Jamhari, Anas Ahmad ^a,c   Sahani, Mazrura ^a   Latif, Mohd Talib ^a   Chan, Kok Meng ^a   Tan, Hock Seng ^b   Khan, Md Firoz ^a   Mohd Tahir, Norhayati ^b  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI SULTAN ZAINAL ABIDIN   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Diagnostic ratio; Health risk assessment; PAHs; Particulate matter; Principal component analysis; Toxic equivalent factors; Traffic emission

Indexed keywords

DIAGNOSTIC RATIOS; PAHS; PARTICULATE MATTER; TOXIC EQUIVALENTS TEQ; TRAFFIC EMISSIONS;

COAL COMBUSTION; DICHLOROMETHANE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH RISKS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PYRENE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

URBAN GROWTH;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; DICHLOROMETHANE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; METHANOL; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; HYDROCARBON; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; METHANOL; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBURBAN AREA; TOXICITY; TRAFFIC EMISSION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANCER RISK; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMIDITY; INDUSTRIAL AREA; MALAYSIA; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; URBAN AREA;

KLANG VALLEY; MALAYSIA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84892463130     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.12.019     Document Type: Article

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