Detection and estimation of part-per-billion levels of formaldehyde using a portable high-throughput liquid absorption air sampler

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 169-176

  Woo, Ching S ^a   Barry, Stuart E ^a   Zaromb, Solomon ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTHERN IOWA   (United States)

^b Zaromb Research Corp   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ABSORPTION; AIR QUALITY; FORMALDEHYDE; ORGANIC ACIDS; POLLUTION DETECTION;

CHROMOTROPIC ACID; PORTABLE HIGH THROUGHPUT LIQUID ABSORPTION AIR SAMPLER (PHTLAAS);

AIR POLLUTION;

BISULFITE; FORMALDEHYDE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CARCINOGENICITY; DANGEROUS GOODS; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH HAZARD;

EID: 0031973703     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es970465y     Document Type: Article

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