Volatile organic compounds produced during irradiation of mail

American Industrial Hygiene Association Journal

Volumn 64, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 189-195

  Smith, Philip A ^a   Sheely, Michael V ^b   Hakspiel, Shelly J ^a,c   Miller, Stephen ^c  

^a Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences   (United States)

^b U S ARMY   (United States)

^c ARMED FORCES RADIOBIOLOGY RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Anthrax; Bioterrorism; Gas chromatography; Irradiation; Mass spectrometry; Solid phase microextraction

Indexed keywords

CELLULOSE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; POLYMER; 2 BUTANONE; 2 METHYLFURAN; ACETALDEHYDE; ACETONE; ACROLEIN; ALCOHOL; FURAN; HYDROCARBON; METHANOL; PLASTIC; PROPIONALDEHYDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ANTHRAX; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL WARFARE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFECTION CONTROL; MASS FRAGMENTOGRAPHY; POSTAL MAIL; RADIATION; VOLATILIZATION; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; BACILLUS ANTHRACIS; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; IRRADIATION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; NONHUMAN; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANTHRAX; BIOTERRORISM; CELLULOSE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; INFECTION CONTROL; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; POLYMERS; POSTAL SERVICE; RADIATION; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 0042520870     PISSN: 15428117     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15428110308984808     Document Type: Article

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