Concentrations of volatile organic compounds in automobiles' cabins while commuting along a Korean urban area

Environment International

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 259-265

  Jo, Wan Kuen ^a   Park, Kun Ho ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACTIVATED CARBON; AIR FILTERS; BENZENE; GASOLINE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

AIR CLEANING DEVICES (ACD);

AIR POLLUTION;

BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; META XYLENE; ORTHO XYLENE; PARA XYLENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR; ARTICLE; CAR DRIVING; FILTER; KOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URBAN AREA;

EID: 0032055517     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(98)00004-X     Document Type: Article

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