Development of a model to predict air contaminant concentrations following indoor spills of volatile liquids

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 415-435

  Reinke, P H ^a   Brosseau, L M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APPROXIMATION THEORY; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; CONTAMINATION; EVAPORATION; HAZARDOUS MATERIALS SPILLS; ISOTHERMS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PERSONAL COMPUTERS; SPREADSHEETS;

LOTUS PROGRAMMING LANGUAGE;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

VOLATILE AGENT;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; COMPUTER MODEL; DISPERSION; EVAPORATION; LIQUID; MICROCOMPUTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0031213970     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(96)00048-8     Document Type: Article

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