Small chamber tests for measurement of VOC emissions from flooring adhesives

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 299-310

  Yu, Chuck W F ^a,b   Crump, D R ^a  

^a BRE Environment   (United Kingdom)

^b BUILDING RESEARCH ESTABLISHMENT   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chamber tests; European standardisation; Flooring adhesives; VOC emissions

Indexed keywords

ADHESIVE AGENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBER; EUROPE; MICROCHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SMALL CHAMBER TEST; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0141960431     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/142032603035502     Document Type: Article

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