Measurement of volatile organic compounds inside automobiles

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 31-41

  Fedoruk, Marion J ^a,c   Kerger, Brent D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b Health Science Resource Integration   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Automobile; Hydrocarbons; Ventilation; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

STYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CAR; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEAT; MOTOR VEHICLE; TEMPERATURE DEPENDENCE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; AUTOMOBILES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; VENTILATION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0037284832     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500250     Document Type: Article

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