A critical review of reported air concentrations of organic compounds in aircraft cabins

Indoor Air

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 292-301

  Nagda, N L ^a   Rector, H E ^a  

^a ENERGEN Consulting Inc ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Aircraft; Cabin air quality; Measurement methods; Quality assurance; Semivolatile organic compounds; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; CABINS (AIRCRAFT); CONSUMER PRODUCTS; ETHANOL; HOUSING; IMPURITIES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; QUALITY ASSURANCE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; AIRCRAFT CABIN AIR; CABIN AIR QUALITY; CABIN AIRS; CRITICAL REVIEW; MEASUREMENT METHODS; MEASUREMENT TECHNOLOGIES; PASSENGER COMPARTMENT; SEMIVOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE ORGANICS;

AIR QUALITY;

ACETONE; ALCOHOL; META XYLENE; ORGANIC COMPOUND; PARA XYLENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; HYDROCARBON;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIRCRAFT; BUILDING; FLIGHT; MEASUREMENT; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; SOUND; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METHODOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ACETONE; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; AIRCRAFT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; ETHANOL; HUMANS; HYDROCARBONS; RESEARCH DESIGN; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 0141941248     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0668.2003.00202.x     Document Type: Review

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