A review of 20 years of standardization of odor concentration measurement by dynamic olfactometry in Europe

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 49, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 705-715

  Van Harreveld, A P ^a   Heeres, Paul ^b   Harssema, Hendrik ^b  

^a Proj Res Environ Consultants Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b WAGENINGEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BUTANOL;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; EUROPE; LABORATORY; ODOR; OLFACTOMETER; OLFACTOMETRY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0032992056     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.1999.11499900     Document Type: Article

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