2-Ethyl-1-hexanol in indoor air as a possible cause of sick building symptoms

Journal of Occupational Health

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2002, Pages 186-191

  Kamijima, Michihiro ^a   Sakai, Kiyoshi ^b   Shibata, Eiji ^c   Yamada, Tetsuya ^a   Itohara, Seiichiro ^a   Ohno, Hiroyuki ^b   Hayakawa, Ritsuko ^d   Sugiura, Mariko ^d   Yamaki, Kenichi ^d   Takeuchi, Yasuhiro ^e  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b NAGOYA CITY PUBLIC HEALTH RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

^c NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d NAGOYA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF RADIOLOGICAL SCIENCES   (Japan)

Author keywords

2 Ethyl 1 hexanol; Indoor air pollution; Multiple chemical sensitivity; Sick building syndrome; Sick house syndrome; Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

2 ETHYLHEXANOL;

ADULT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MUCOSA INFLAMMATION; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 18444396269     PISSN: 13419145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1539/joh.44.186     Document Type: Article

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