Risk Assessment Related to Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Gas and Particle Phases near Industrial Sites | Zendy

Noelia Ramírez | Zendy; Anna Cuadras | Zendy; Enric Rovira | Zendy; Rosa María Marcé | Zendy; Francesc Borrull | Zendy

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Risk Assessment Related to Atmospheric Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons in Gas and Particle Phases near Industrial Sites

Author(s) -

Noelia Ramírez,

Anna Cuadras,

Enric Rovira,

Rosa María Marcé,

Francesc Borrull

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

environmental health perspectives

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.257

H-Index - 282

eISSN - 1552-9924

pISSN - 0091-6765

DOI - 10.1289/ehp.1002855

Subject(s) - pyrene , environmental chemistry , environmental science , inhalation exposure , particulates , gas phase , risk assessment , polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon , chrysene , inhalation , chemistry , biology , organic chemistry , anatomy , computer security , computer science

Inhalation is one of the main means of human exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) because of their ubiquitous presence in the atmosphere. However, most studies have considered only PAHs found in the particle phase and have omitted the contribution of the gas-phase PAHs to the risk.

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