Development of a novel hand-held toluene gas sensor: Possible use in the prevention and control of sick building syndrome

Measurement: Journal of the International Measurement Confederation

Volumn 39, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 490-496

  Kawamura, Koji ^a,b   Vestergaard, Mun'delanji ^a   Ishiyama, Miho ^b   Nagatani, Naoki ^a   Hashiba, Tomohiko ^b   Tamiya, Eiichi ^a  

^a JAPAN ADVANCED INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^b Biomedia Co Ltd   (Japan)

Author keywords

Gas sensor; Iodine pentoxide; Sick building syndrome (SBS); Toluene gas

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; IODINE COMPOUNDS; LIGHT EMITTING DIODES; LIGHT REFLECTION; TOLUENE;

IODINE PENTOXIDE; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME (SBS); TOLUENE GAS;

CHEMICAL SENSORS;

EID: 33646690532     PISSN: 02632241     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.measurement.2005.12.014     Document Type: Article

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