Microscale spatial distribution and health assessment of PM2.5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) at nine communities in Xi'an, China

Environmental Pollution

Volumn 218, Issue , 2016, Pages 1065-1073

  Xu, Hongmei ^a,b,c   Ho, Steven Sai Hang ^b,d   Gao, Meiling ^e   Cao, Junji ^a,b   Guinot, Benjamin ^c   Ho, Kin Fai ^f   Long, Xin ^b   Wang, Jingzhi ^b   Shen, Zhenxing ^a   Liu, Suixin ^b   Zheng, Chunli ^a   Zhang, Qian ^a  

^a XI'AN JIAOTONG UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^c LABORATOIRE D AÉROLOGIE   (France)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Cancer risk; Health assessment; PAHs; PM2.5; Spatial distribution

Indexed keywords

DISEASES; HEALTH RISKS; HYDROCARBONS; IMPORTANCE SAMPLING; INTERPOLATION; LAND USE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); POLLUTION CONTROL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; CANCER RISK; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER (PM2.5); HEALTH ASSESSMENTS; KRIGING INTERPOLATION; PM2.5; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS (PAHS); VISUAL INTERPRETATION;

POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

BENZO[A]PYRENE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON; AIR POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CANCER; HEALTH RISK; PAH; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CANCER RISK; CHINA; COMMUNITY; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH IMPACT ASSESSMENT; HEALTH RISK ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INDUSTRY; INHALATION; LAND USE; MICROSCALE SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; MOTOR VEHICLE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION CONTROL; SATELLITE IMAGERY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; SUBURBAN AREA; SUMMER; URBAN AREA; AIR POLLUTION; ANALYSIS; CITY; NEOPLASMS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEASON; TOXICITY;

CHINA; SHAANXI; XIAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION; CHINA; CITIES; HUMANS; NEOPLASMS; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEASONS;

EID: 84991327403     PISSN: 02697491     EISSN: 18736424     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envpol.2016.08.058     Document Type: Article

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