Effective period of volatiles from softwood veneers embedded in tatami mats on the activity of house dust mites

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 217-222

  Hiramatsu, Yasushi ^a   Miyazaki, Yoshifumi ^a  

^a FORESTRY AND FOREST PRODUCTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Dermatophagoides pteronyssinus; Effective period; House dust mite; Softwood veneer; Volatiles

Indexed keywords

DUST CONTROL; SOFTWOODS;

DUST MITES; SUPPRESIVE EFFECTS; TATAMI MATS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

DUST CONTROL; FIBER MATS; SOFTWOODS; VOLATILES CONTENT;

ACARI; ASTIGMATA; CHAMAECYPARIS; CHAMAECYPARIS OBTUSA; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; PYROGLYPHIDAE; THUJOPSIS DOLABRATA;

EID: 3342935985     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-003-0560-8     Document Type: Article

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