Ozone emissions from a 'personal air purifier'

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 594-601

  Phillips, Thomas J ^a,b   Bloudoff, Dean P ^a   Jenkins, Peggy L ^a   Stroud, Kenneth R ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA AIR RESOURCES BOARD   (United States)

^b CARB/RD   (United States)

Author keywords

Air cleaner; Air purifier; Exposure; Indoor air quality; Ozone

Indexed keywords

OZONE;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; ARTICLE; ATMOSPHERIC PRESSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE SENSITIVITY;

EID: 0033391041     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500005     Document Type: Article

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