Characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in emissions of different mosquito coils

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 92, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 650-654

  Dubey, Jitendra ^a   Banerjee, Anamika ^a   Meena, R K ^a   Kumari, K Maharaj ^a   Lakhani, Anita ^a  

^a DAYALBAGH EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE   (India)

Author keywords

Emissions; Mosquito coil; Particulate matter; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION RATES; FOUR RING COMPOUNDS; MOSQUITO COIL; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); POTENTIAL RISKS;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

CARCINOGEN; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EQUIPMENT; HUMAN; INDIA; METHODOLOGY; MOSQUITO; SMOKE; STATISTICS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CARCINOGENS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; INDIA; MOSQUITO CONTROL; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; SMOKE;

EID: 84904253442     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-014-1278-6     Document Type: Article

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