Characterization and risk assessment of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in urban atmospheric Particulate of Tehran, Iran

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 1820-1832

  Hoseini, Mohammad ^a   Yunesian, Masud ^a   Nabizadeh, Ramin ^a   Yaghmaeian, Kamyar ^a   Ahmadkhaniha, Reza ^a   Rastkari, Noushin ^a   Parmy, Saeid ^a   Faridi, Sasan ^a   Rafiee, Ata ^a   Naddafi, Kazem ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Health risk assessment; Monte Carlo simulation; PAHs; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons; Sensitivity analysis

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC PARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOLOGICAL UPTAKE; CANCER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; MONTE CARLO ANALYSIS; PAH; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TOXICITY TEST; URBAN AREA;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

ADVERSE EFFECTS; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; IRAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; IRAN; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS;

EID: 84954381279     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-015-5355-0     Document Type: Article

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