Study on characteristics of double surface VOC emissions from dry flat-plate building materials

Chinese Science Bulletin

Volumn 51, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 2287-2293

  Wang, Xinke ^a   Zhang, Yinping ^a   Zhao, Rongyi ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Dry building material; Indoor air quality; Indoor chemical pollution; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

EID: 33748680096     PISSN: 10016538     EISSN: 18619541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11434-006-2110-4     Document Type: Article

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