Determining domestic formaldehyde levels in Ankara, Turkey

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 329-335

  Vaizoǧlu, Songül Acar ^a   Aycan, Sefer ^b   Deveci, Mehmet Ali ^a   Acer, Tuǧba ^a   Bulut, Berk ^a   Bayraktar, Ulaş D ^a   Akyollu, Başak ^a   Çelik, Mustafa ^a   Arslan, Uǧur ^a   Akpinar, Funda ^a   Bariş, Zeren ^a   Arslan, Seray ^a   Deniz, Ali ^a   Evci, E Didem ^b   Güler, Çaǧatay ^a  

^a HACETTEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Formaldehyde; Formaldemeter 400; Homes; Indoor air

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; NATURAL GAS; PROPANE;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVICE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EYE IRRITATION; HEATING; HOME; NOSE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION; SEASON; SUMMER; TURKEY (REPUBLIC); WINTER;

ANKARA;

EID: 17644443079     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/142032603035546     Document Type: Article

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