Determination of volatile organic compounds in indoor and ambient air of residences in Kuwait

Environment International

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 197-204

  Bouhamra, Walid S ^a   BuHamra, Sana S ^a   Thomson, Mary S ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADSORPTION; AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS; DESORPTION; FREONS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION DETECTION; SAMPLING;

FLAME IONIZATION DETECTORS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBON; AROMATIC COMPOUND; HALOGENATED HYDROCARBON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; HOME; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KUWAIT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE;

EID: 0030944833     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(97)00005-6     Document Type: Article

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