Ambient volatile organic compounds in tropical environments: potential sources, composition and impacts–a review

NM Hanif, NSSL Hawari, M Othman, HH Abd Hamid… - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are widely recognized to affect the environment and
human health. This review provides a comprehensive presentation of the types and levels of …

BTEX compounds in water–future trends and directions for water treatment

O Fayemiwo, K Moothi, M Daramola - Water Sa, 2017 - journals.co.za
BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene) compounds are common water
resource and potable water pollutants that are often left undetected and untreated by …

Characteristics and health effects of BTEX in a hot spot for urban pollution

M Dehghani, M Fazlzadeh, A Sorooshian… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study reports a spatiotemporal characterization of toluene, benzene, ethylbenzene, and
xylenes concentrations (BTEX) in an urban hot spot in Iran, specifically at an bus terminal …

Ambient volatile organic compounds in a suburban site between Beijing and Tianjin: Concentration levels, source apportionment and health risk assessment

Y Yang, D Ji, J Sun, Y Wang, D Yao, S Zhao… - Science of the Total …, 2019 - Elsevier
Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have vital implications for secondary pollutants,
atmospheric oxidation and human health. Ambient VOCs were investigated using an online …

Levels, sources and health risks of carbonyls and BTEX in the ambient air of Beijing, China

Y Zhang, Y Mu, J Liu, A Mellouki - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2012 - Elsevier
The atmospheric concentrations of carbonyls and BTEX (benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene,
m, p-xylene and o-xylene) were measured simultaneously at a same sampling site in Beijing …

Indoor occurrence and health risk of formaldehyde, toluene, xylene and total volatile organic compounds derived from an extensive monitoring campaign in Harbin, a …

ZF Zhang, X Zhang, X Zhang, LY Liu, YF Li, W Sun - Chemosphere, 2020 - Elsevier
Human exposure to formaldehyde, toluene, xylene (FTX) and other volatile organic
compounds (VOCs) are associated with negative health impact. To characterize the …

On-road emission characteristics of VOCs from light-duty gasoline vehicles in Beijing, China

X Cao, Z Yao, X Shen, Y Ye, X Jiang - Atmospheric environment, 2016 - Elsevier
This study is the third in a series of three papers aimed at characterizing the VOC emissions
of vehicles in Beijing. In this study, 30 light-duty vehicles fueled with gasoline were …

A comprehensive study on spatio-temporal distribution, health risk assessment and ozone formation potential of BTEX emissions in ambient air of Delhi, India

A Garg, NC Gupta - Science of the Total Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
The hazardous air pollutants like benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene (BTEX) are
considered as toxic because of their role in ozone formation and adverse effects on human …

Inhalation exposure and related health risks of BTEX in ambient air at different microenvironments of a terai zone in north India

A Masih, AS Lall, A Taneja, R Singhvi - Atmospheric environment, 2016 - Elsevier
BTEX are recognized for their contribution as toxic and carcinogenic human health effects,
and enhancement of the global greenhouse effect. Thus, an investigation of ambient BTEX …

Comparison of CO2, NOx, and VOCs emissions between CNG and E10 fueled light-duty vehicles

Z Lv, L Wu, C Ma, L Sun, J Peng, L Yang, N Wei… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In China, natural gas (NG) is the main vehicle fuel after gasoline and diesel, and the number
of NG vehicles ranks first in the world. At present, there are many studies on the …