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Air Pollution and Human Cancer pp 35–47Cite as

Measurement and Monitoring of Individual Exposures

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In the previous chapter, the emission sources and levels of air pollutants were surveyed. This chapter will outline strategies for expo-sure assessment and give exposure estimates.

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Hemminki, K. (1990). Measurement and Monitoring of Individual Exposures. In: Tomatis, L. (eds) Air Pollution and Human Cancer. ESO Monographs. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-75906-2_3

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