Exposure to volatile organic compounds: Comparison among different transportation modes

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 94, Issue , 2014, Pages 53-62

  Do, Duc Hoai ^a   Van Langenhove, Herman ^a   Chigbo, Stephen Izuchukwu ^a   Amare, Abebech Nuguse ^a   Demeestere, Kristof ^a   Walgraeve, Christophe ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Belgium; Bicycle; Car; Commuter exposure; Ghent; Inhalation dose; Tram; VOC

Indexed keywords

BICYCLES; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HALOGENATION; HYDROCARBONS; RAILROAD ROLLING STOCK; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BELGIUM; CAR; COMMUTER EXPOSURE; GHENT; INHALATION DOSE; TRAM;

TROLLEY CARS;

(CYCLO) ALKANE; 1,2,4 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; 1,3,5 TRIMETHYLBENZENE; ALKANE DERIVATIVE; AROMATIC COMPOUND; AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CUMENE; HALIDE; N PROPYLBENZENE; OXYGENATED COMPOUND; TERPENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BTEX; BUS TRANSPORT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CYCLE TRANSPORT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; METRO SYSTEM; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; TERPENE; TRANSPORTATION MODE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WALKING;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRAFFIC AND TRANSPORT;

BELGIUM; EAST FLANDERS; GHENT;

EID: 84900805829     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.05.019     Document Type: Article

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