Use of partition models to evaluate guidelines for mixtures of volatile organic compounds

Regulatory Toxicology and Pharmacology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 36-41

  Hau, K M ^a   Connell, D W ^a   Richardson, B J ^b  

^a GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CITY UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Health guidelines; Mixtures; Partition; Quantitative structure activity relationships; Sick building syndrome; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; ODOR; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION;

EID: 0033782037     PISSN: 02732300     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/rtph.2000.1405     Document Type: Article

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