Potential volatile organic compound exposure from dry process photocopiers in operation-idle mode

Bulletin of Environmental Contamination and Toxicology

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 922-929

  Hsu, D J ^a   Huang, H L ^b   Lin, H Y ^a   Lin, T S ^c,d  

^a CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^c YUANPEI UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d NONE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTION; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRONICS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BENZENE DERIVATIVES; COPYING PROCESSES;

EID: 33746190625     PISSN: 00074861     EISSN: 14320800     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00128-006-1006-y     Document Type: Article

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