Investigation of Organic Vapor Losses to Condensed Water Vapor in Tedlar® Bags Used for Exhaled-Breath Sampling

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 257-263

  Groves, William A ^a   Zellers, Edward T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Breath analysis; Henry's law; Organic solvent exposure; Solvent; Tedlar

Indexed keywords

1,1,2 TRICHLOROETHANE; 2 BUTANONE; ACETONE; INDUSTRIAL CHEMICAL; METHANOL; NITROGEN; ORGANIC SOLVENT; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; XYLENE;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BREATH ANALYSIS; INDUSTRIAL HYGIENE; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; SCREENING TEST; WATER VAPOR;

BODY WATER; BREATH TESTS; HUMANS; SOLVENTS; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0029883514     PISSN: 15298663     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428119691014981     Document Type: Article

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