Indoor pollutant levels from the use of unvented natural gas fireplaces in boulder, Colorado

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1654-1661

  Dutton, Steven J ^a   Hannigan, Michael P ^a   Miller, Shelly L ^a  

^a University of Colorado at Boulder   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; COMBUSTION; FIRE HAZARDS; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS;

COMBUSTION APPLIANCES;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; CARBOXYHEMOGLOBIN; NATURAL GAS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; COMBUSTION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FIRE; HEALTH HAZARD; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0035210778     PISSN: 10473289     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2001.10464395     Document Type: Article

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