Quantification of ozone levels in indoor environments generated by ionization and ozonolysis air purifiers

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 56, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 601-610

  Britigan, Nicole ^a   Alshawa, Ahmad ^a   Nizkorodov, Sergey A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; AIR POLLUTION; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); HEALTH CARE; INDUSTRIAL EMISSIONS; OZONIZATION; PURIFICATION; WASTE MANAGEMENT;

AIR IONIZATION; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; OZONOLYSIS; WEARABLE AIR PURIFIERS;

OZONE;

OZONE;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; IONIZATION; KINETICS; OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY; OZONOLYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; WASTE GAS MANAGEMENT;

EID: 33646844423     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2006.10464467     Document Type: Article

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