Investigation and modeling of surface sorption/desorption behavior of volatile organic compounds for indoor air quality analysis

Environmental Technology (United Kingdom)

Volumn 20, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 531-545

  Bouhamra, W S ^a   Elkilani, A S ^a  

^a KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Indoor air quality; Removal rates; Surface sorption; VOC

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; QUALITY CONTROL; RATE CONSTANTS; SORPTION; STYRENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR EXCHANGE RATES; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR CONCENTRATION; OUTDOOR CONCENTRATIONS; REMOVAL RATE; SURFACE SORPTIONS; TETRACHLOROETHYLENES; TIME-AVERAGED CONCENTRATIONS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

ALKYL GROUP; BENZENE; CHLOROFORM; DIBROMOMETHANE; FLUOROBENZENE; HALOGEN; PHENYL GROUP; STYRENE; TETRACHLOROETHANE; TETRACHLOROETHYLENE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHANE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

ADSORPTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; FURNITURE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KUWAIT;

EID: 0033041257     PISSN: 09593330     EISSN: 1479487X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09593330.1999.9618807     Document Type: Article

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