Children and elders exposure assessment to particle-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in the city of Rome, Italy

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 23, 2014, Pages 13152-13159

  Gatto, Maria Pia ^a   Gariazzo, Claudio ^a   Gordiani, Andrea ^a   L’Episcopo, Nunziata ^a   Gherardi, Monica ^a  

^a DEPARTMENT OF OCCUPATIONAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL MEDICINE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Children s health risks; GC MS; Particulate matter; Personal monitoring; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AGED; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HUMAN; ITALY; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCEDURES; SEASON; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHILD; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; MALE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; ROME; SEASONS;

EID: 84912009234     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2442-y     Document Type: Article

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