Analysis of benzene air quality standards, monitoring methods and concentrations in indoor and outdoor environment

A Sekar, GK Varghese, MKR Varma - Heliyon, 2019 - cell.com
Benzene is a proven carcinogen. Its synergistic action with other pollutants can damage
different components of the biosphere. Literature comparing the air quality standards of …

A clandestine culprit with critical consequences: Benzene and acute myeloid leukemia

RM Shallis, JJ Weiss, NC Deziel, SD Gore - Blood Reviews, 2021 - Elsevier
While most clinicians recognize adult therapy-related leukemias following cytotoxic
chemotherapy and radiation, environmental regulatory agencies evaluate exposure to “safe …

Alternative fuel buses currently in use in China: life-cycle fossil energy use, GHG emissions and policy recommendations

X Ou, X Zhang, S Chang - Energy Policy, 2010 - Elsevier
The Chinese government has enacted policies to promote alternative vehicle fuels (AVFs)
and alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), including city bus fleets. The life cycle (LC), energy …

Chemical characterization of PM1.0 aerosol in Delhi and source apportionment using positive matrix factorization

Jaiprakash, A Singhai, G Habib, RS Raman… - … Science and Pollution …, 2017 - Springer
Fine aerosol fraction (particulate matter with aerodynamic diameter<= 1.0 μm (PM) 1.0) over
the Indian Institute of Technology Delhi campus was monitored day and night (10 h each) at …

Concentration level, pattern and toxic potential of PAHs in traffic soil of Delhi, India

T Agarwal - Journal of Hazardous Materials, 2009 - Elsevier
Present study was envisaged to examine the impact of vehicular traffic on the contamination
status of urban traffic sites in Delhi with respect to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon (PAH) …

Volatile and intermediate volatility organic compounds in suburban Paris: variability, origin and importance for SOA formation

W Ait-Helal, A Borbon, S Sauvage… - Atmospheric …, 2014 - acp.copernicus.org
Measurements of gaseous and particulate organic carbon were performed during the
MEGAPOLI experiments, in July 2009 and January–February 2010, at the SIRTA …

Characteristics of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) at an urban site of Delhi, India: Diurnal and seasonal variation, sources apportionment

TK Mandal, P Yadav, M Kumar, S Lal, K Soni, L Yadav… - Urban Climate, 2023 - Elsevier
This study reports the measurements of 25 volatile organic carbon compounds (VOCs) in the
ambient air at an urban location of Delhi, India. The air samples were collected in stainless …

Diurnal variation of BTEX at road traffic intersection points in Delhi, India: source, ozone formation potential, and health risk assessment

D Mehta, N Hazarika, A Srivastava - Environmental Science and Pollution …, 2020 - Springer
The present study was carried out to observe the variation of volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) namely benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene isomers (BTEX) at three …

BTEX pollution caused by motorcycles in the megacity of HoChiMinh

TTN Lan, PA Minh - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2013 - Elsevier
Monitoring of benzene, toluene and xylenes (BTEX) was conducted along with traffic counts
at 17 roadside sites in urban areas of HoChiMinh. Toluene was the most abundant …

Sources of non-methane hydrocarbons in surface air in Delhi, India

GJ Stewart, BS Nelson, WS Drysdale, WJF Acton… - Faraday …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Rapid economic growth and development have exacerbated air quality problems across
India, driven by many poorly understood pollution sources and understanding their relative …