Analysis of malodorous substances of human feces

Journal of Health Science

Volumn 48, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 179-185

  Sato, Hiroshi ^a   Morimatsu, Hideko ^a   Kimura, Tamon ^a   Moriyama, Yasushi ^a   Yamashita, Toshiro ^b   Nakashima, Yukihiko ^c  

^a TOTO LTD   (Japan)

^b Environmental Bureau Kitakyushu City   (Japan)

^c FUKUOKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Human fece; Malodorous substance; State of health

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; FATTY ACID; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; PROPIONALDEHYDE; PYRIDINE; TRIETHYLAMINE;

ARTICLE; DESORPTION; FECES ANALYSIS; FOOD INTAKE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; THERMAL ANALYSIS;

EID: 24744438470     PISSN: 13449702     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1248/jhs.48.179     Document Type: Article

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