Open AccessParticle-bound benzene from diesel engine exhaust
Author(s) -
Vladimir Muzyka,
Sonja Veimer,
Nadja Shmidt
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
scandinavian journal of work, environment and health
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.621
H-Index - 103
eISSN - 1795-990X
pISSN - 0355-3140
DOI - 10.5271/sjweh.372
Subject(s) - benzene , particulates , diesel exhaust , exhaust gas , environmental chemistry , diesel fuel , environmental science , diesel engine , air pollution , diesel exhaust fluid , chemistry , environmental engineering , organic chemistry , automotive engineering , engineering
The large surface area of the carbon core of diesel exhaust particles may contribute to the adsorption or condensation of such volatile carcinogenic organic compounds as benzene. The attention of this study focused on determining the distribution of benzene between the gas and particulate phases in the breathing zone of bus garage workers.