Emissions of volatile organic compounds from several green and non-green building materials: A comparison

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 69-74

  James, J P ^a   Yang, X ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI   (United States)

Author keywords

Emissions; Green material; Indoor air quality; Small chamber test; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

PAINT; VINYL DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WATER;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CERAMICS; DESORPTION; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; PRESSURE CHAMBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STAIN; THERMAL ANALYSIS; TUBE; WOOD;

EID: 13944258496     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X05050504     Document Type: Article

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