Indoor air exposure to volatile compounds emitted by paints: Experiment and model

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 569-574

  Van Veen, M P ^a   Fortezza, F ^a   Bloemen, H J Th ^a   Kliest, J J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Evaporation model; Experiment; Indoor exposure; Paint

Indexed keywords

ALKANE; PAINT; VOLATILE AGENT;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVAPORATION; MATHEMATICAL MODEL;

EID: 0033391040     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500062     Document Type: Article

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