Transient analysis of volatile organic compound concentrations for estimating emission rates

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 37, Issue 39-40, 2003, Pages 5505-5516

  Persily, Andrew ^a   Howard Reed, Cynthia ^a   Nabinger, Steven J ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Emission rates; Field testing; Mass balance; Measurement; Sink effects; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

BUILDING MATERIALS; DATA REDUCTION; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EMISSION RATES; SINK PARAMETERS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EMISSION; INDOOR AIR; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR ANALYSIS; ANALYSIS; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0345724972     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2003.09.027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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