Causes and Consequences of Backdrafting of Vented Gas Appliances

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 46, Issue 9, 1996, Pages 838-846

  Billick, Irwin H ^a   Nagda, Niren L ^a   Koontz, Michael D ^b   Leslie, Neil P ^c   Behrens, David W ^d  

^a ENERGEN Consulting Inc   (United States)

^b GEOMET Technologies Inc   (United States)

^c GAS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d PACIFIC GAS AND ELECTRIC COMPANY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FOSSIL FUEL;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; HEATING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; FOSSIL FUELS; HEATING; VENTILATION;

EID: 0030237553     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1996.10467519     Document Type: Article

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