Indoor infiltration of volatile organic contaminants: Measured soil gas entry rates and other research results for Canadian houses

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 9-13

  Fugler, Don ^a   Adomait, Martin ^b  

^a CMHC Technical Policy and Research

^b Adomait Environmental Solutions ^*

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; HOUSES; IMPURITIES; INFILTRATION; MASS TRANSFER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOIL POLLUTION; TRANSPORT PROPERTIES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR POROSITY; CANADIAN HOUSES; DEGREE OF HOUSE DEPRESSURIZATION; FOUNDATION LEAKAGE; HOUSE AIR EXCHANGE RATE TESTING; HOUSE CONSTRUCTION STYLE; INDOOR INFILTRATION; INDOOR POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; SITE SPECIFIC RISK ASSESSMENTS; SOIL GAS ENTRY RATE;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 0030731023     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15320389709383542     Document Type: Article

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