Estimation of emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) from Canadian residences

ASTM Special Technical Publication

Volumn 1261, Issue , 1996, Pages 55-65

  Davis, Claude S ^a   Otson, Rein ^b  

^a BOVAR Environmental   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Indoor emissions; Indoor VOC sources; Residential emissions

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; ESTIMATION; GAS EMISSIONS; HEALTH RISKS; HOUSES; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PARAFFINS; RISK ASSESSMENT; TOLUENE;

DECANE; DICHLOROBENZE; INDOOR EMISSIONS; RESIDENTIAL EMISSIONS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 0029718211     PISSN: 00660558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1520/stp15459s     Document Type: Article

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