Atmospheric levels and health risk of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) bound to PM2.5 in Guangzhou, China

Marine Pollution Bulletin

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 134-143

  Liu, Jingjing ^a,b   Man, Ruilin ^a   Ma, Shexia ^c   Li, Juansheng ^b   Wu, Qi ^a   Peng, Juanying ^b  

^a CENTRAL SOUTH UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Changsha Environmental Protection College   (China)

^c SOUTH CHINA INSTITUTE OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Health risk assessment; Meteorology effect; PAHs; PM2.5; Source analysis

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIOUS VEHICLES; AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; BALLOONS; COAL COMBUSTION; HEALTH; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ANNUAL AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; ATMOSPHERIC LEVELS; GUANGZHOU , CHINA; METEOROLOGICAL PARAMETERS; PAHS; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); POTENTIAL RISKS; SOURCE ANALYSIS; BENZO(A)PYRENE;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

AIR POLLUTANT; BENZO[A]PYRENE; COAL; EXHAUST GAS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; ANTHRACENE; BENZO[B]FLUORANTHENE; BENZO[GHI]PERYLENE; BENZO[K]FLUORANTHENE; BENZ[A]ANTHRACENE; CORONENE; DIBENZ[A,H]ANTHRACENE; FLUORANTHENE; INDENO[1,2,3 CD]PYRENE; PERYLENE; PHENANTHRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON DERIVATIVE; PYRENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ATMOSPHERE; CHEMISTRY; CHINA; CITY; EXHAUST GAS; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; AIR POLLUTION; AIR PRESSURE; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; CANCER RISK; CARCINOGENICITY; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); HEALTH HAZARD; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; QUALITY CONTROL; SPRING; SUMMER; TOXICITY; WINTER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ATMOSPHERE; BENZO(A)PYRENE; CHINA; CITIES; COAL; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS; VEHICLE EMISSIONS;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CANCER; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH RISK; METEOROLOGY; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; RISK ASSESSMENT;

CHINA; GUANGDONG; GUANGZHOU;

EID: 84955718762     PISSN: 0025326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.marpolbul.2015.09.014     Document Type: Article

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