title: Ambient levels of benzene in Mumbai city.
abstract: An attempt has been made to determine the levels of benzene in air at different locations in Mumbai city. Levels of benzene in air have been determined by adsorbing air at a uniform flow rate on especially fabricated activated coconut charcoal cartridges followed by thermal desorption and detection on Varian GC-MS. The results show that maximum concentrations of benzene have been observed at traffic junctions and petrol pumps.
authors.affiliation: National Environmental Engineering Research Institute, Mumbai Zonal Laboratory, Worli, Mumbai, India.
authors.forename: Anjali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Srivastava
authors.forename: Abba Elizabeth
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Joseph
authors.forename: Sheena
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Nair
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000737:chemistry*; D001554:Benzene / Q000737:chemistry*; D004784:Environmental Monitoring / Q000379:methods; D008401:Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry; D006801:Humans; D007194:India; D014505:Urban Population; D001335:Vehicle Emissions / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D001335:Vehicle Emissions; D001554:Benzene