An improved method for the determination of 1,3-butadiene in nonoccupational environments

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 23, 1999, Pages 4342-4345

  Kim, Young Min ^a   Harrad, Stuart ^a   Harrison, Roy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

1,3 BUTADIENE; OZONE; SORBENT;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; DESORPTION; ENVIRONMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY;

EID: 0033366273     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es9902367     Document Type: Article

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