Carpets as reservoirs of PAH-lution. (potentially carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons found in carpets) (Brief Article)

From: Science News | Date: July 10, 1993 | Copyright information

As concern about environmental carcinogens grows, researchers are attempting to home in on major sources of exposure. John W. Roberts, a Seattle-based consulting engineer, and his colleagues believe they have stumbled onto what may prove one of the less obvious reservoirs: residential carpets.

At the 6th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, held this week in Helsinki, Finland, Roberts reported his team's analysis of data from a recent EPA study of ...

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