Temporal variations of atmospheric benzene and its health effects in Tehran megacity (2010-2013)

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 26, Issue 17, 2019, Pages 17214-17223

  Jafari, Ahmad Jonidi ^a   Faridi, Sasan ^b   Momeniha, Fatemeh ^a  

^a IRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Ambient benzene; Carcinogenic; Health risk assessment; Non carcinogenic

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BENZENE; CANCER; HEALTH IMPACT; HEALTH RISK; MEGACITY; POLLUTION EFFECT; RISK ASSESSMENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

IRAN; TEHRAN [IRAN];

BENZENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; CITY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EXPOSURE; HUMAN; IRAN; PROCEDURES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON; TOXICITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; CITIES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INHALATION EXPOSURE; IRAN; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS;

EID: 85064836960     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-019-05086-1     Document Type: Article

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