Organic compounds in indoor air-their relevance for perceived indoor air quality?

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 35, Issue 26, 2001, Pages 4407-4417

  Wolkoff, Peder ^a   Nielsen, Gunnar D ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Airway irritation; Indoor air quality; OCIA; Odour annoyance; TVOC; Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); NITROGEN; OZONE;

PINE OILS; SICK-BUILDING SYNDROME SYMPTOMS;

ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

INDOOR AIR; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; BUILDING; CHEMICAL REACTION; CLIMATE; EVALUATION; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; REVIEW; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

CITRUS;

EID: 0034912394     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(01)00244-8     Document Type: Article

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