Fate and transport of contaminants in indoor air

Soil and Sediment Contamination

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 583-601

  Olson, David A ^a   Corsi, Richard L ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

Fate and transport; Indoor air quality; Indoor sources; Modeling; Soil vapor intrusion

Indexed keywords

IMPURITIES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; SOILS; VAPORS;

FATE AND TRANSPORT; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR SOURCES; SOIL VAPOR INTRUSION;

AIR QUALITY;

EID: 0036024659     PISSN: 10588337     EISSN: 15497887     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/20025891107177     Document Type: Article

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