Estimation of the rate of VOC emissions from solvent-based indoor coating materials based on product formulation

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 33, Issue 8, 1999, Pages 1205-1215

  Guo, Zhishi ^a   Chang, John C S ^a   Sparks, Leslie E ^a   Fortmann, Roy C ^b  

^a U S ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY   (United States)

^b ARCADIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Coating materials; Emissions; Indoor air; Model; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

FIRST-ORDER DECAY MODEL; MASS TRANSFER MODEL;

COATINGS; COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ERROR ANALYSIS; GAS EMISSIONS; MASS TRANSFER; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; MOLECULAR WEIGHT; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PRESSURE EFFECTS; VAPOR PRESSURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

SOLVENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0033120729     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(98)00280-5     Document Type: Article

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