Indoor emissions from conversion varnishes

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 48, Issue 10, 1998, Pages 924-930

  Howard, Elizabeth M ^a   McCrillis, Robert C ^a   Krebs, Kenneth A ^a   Fortman, Roy ^b   Lao, Huei Chen ^b   Guo, Zhishi ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b Acurex Environmental Corporation   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; TITRATION; VARNISH; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CONVERSION VARNISHES;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

FORMALDEHYDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL REACTION; CROSS LINKING; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EXHAUST GAS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VARNISH;

EID: 0032191578     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1998.10463747     Document Type: Article

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