Ozone and relative humidity in airline cabins on polar routes: Measurements and physical symptoms

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn , Issue 1393, 2000, Pages 243-256

  De Ree, Hans ^a   Bagshaw, Michael ^b   Simons, Ries ^c   Brown, Ronnie A ^d  

^a KLM ROYAL DUTCH AIRLINES   (Netherlands)

^b BRITISH AIRWAYS   (United Kingdom)

^c Netherlands Aeromedical Institute   (Netherlands)

^d DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cabin air quality; Health effects; Ozone; Relative humidity

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012932569     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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