Volatile Organic Compounds in Air: Sources, Distribution, Exposure and Associated Illnesses in Children | Zendy

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Volatile Organic Compounds in Air: Sources, Distribution, Exposure and Associated Illnesses in Children

Author(s) -

Regina MonteroMontoya,

Rocío LópezVargas,

Omar ArellanoAguilar

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

annals of global health

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.602

H-Index - 66

ISSN - 2214-9996

DOI - 10.29024/aogh.910

Subject(s) - btex , air quality index , environmental health , environmental science , air pollution , environmental protection , pollutant , industrialisation , urbanization , geography , ethylbenzene , environmental engineering , benzene , medicine , economic growth , political science , meteorology , chemistry , organic chemistry , law , economics

Toxic volatile organic compounds (VOC), like benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylenes (BTEX), are atmospheric pollutants representing a threat to human health. They are released into the environment from mobile sources in urban settings, but newly polluted areas are gaining importance in countries where accelerated industrialization is taking place in suburban or rural settings.

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