A survey of indoor pollution by volatile organohalogen compounds in Katsushika, Tokyo, Japan

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 255-268

  Amagai, Takashi ^a   Olansandan, ^a   Matsushita, Hidetsuru ^a   Ono, Masashi ^b   Nakai, Satoshi ^c   Tamura, Kenji ^d   Maeda, Kazuho ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHIZUOKA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

^c YOKOHAMA NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR MINAMATA DISEASE   (Japan)

^e TOKYO KASEI UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Electron capture detection; Gas chromatography; Indoor pollution; Passive sampler; Volatile organohalogen compounds

Indexed keywords

1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; CARBON TETRACHLORIDE; INSECT REPELLENT; ORGANOHALOGEN DERIVATIVE; TAP WATER; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; TRIHALOMETHANE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON CAPTURE DETECTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HOUSEHOLD; JAPAN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

INSECTA;

EID: 0032740722     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000024649     Document Type: Article

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