Contribution of post-harvest agricultural paddy residue fires in the N.W. Indo-Gangetic Plain to ambient carcinogenic benzenoids, toxic isocyanic acid and carbon monoxide

Environment International

Volumn 88, Issue , 2016, Pages 187-197

  Chandra, B P ^a   Sinha, Vinayak ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH MOHALI   (India)

Author keywords

Benzene; Cancer risk; Carbon monoxide; IGP; Paddy residue burning; PTR MS

Indexed keywords

ACETONITRILE; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARCINOGENS; DISEASES; FIRES; HEALTH RISKS;

AMBIENT CONCENTRATIONS; ANNUAL AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; ANTHROPOGENIC EMISSIONS; ATMOSPHERIC ENVIRONMENT; CANCER RISK; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; NATIONAL AMBIENT AIR QUALITY STANDARDS; PTR-MS;

HARVESTING;

BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARCINOGEN; ISOCYANATE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; ACETONITRILE DERIVATIVE; AIR POLLUTANT; BENZENE DERIVATIVE; CYANIC ACID DERIVATIVE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BENZENE; BIOMASS BURNING; CANCER; CARBON MONOXIDE; CROP RESIDUE; HEALTH RISK; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PADDY FIELD; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATARACT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIRE; GEOGRAPHIC AND GEOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; HARVEST PERIOD; HUMAN IMPACT (ENVIRONMENT); NORTH WEST INDO GANGETIC PLAIN; PADDY RESIDUE FIRE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; INDIA; ORYZA; PROCEDURES;

GANGETIC PLAIN; INDIA;

ACETONITRILES; AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; CARBON MONOXIDE; CARCINOGENS; CYANATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FIRES; INDIA; ORYZA;

EID: 84952907782     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2015.12.025     Document Type: Article

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