Real time monitoring of hazardous airborne chemicals: A styrene investigation

Journal of Hazardous Materials

Volumn 132, Issue 2-3, 2006, Pages 261-268

  Chen, Qing Feng ^a   Milburn, Rebecca K ^b   Karellas, Nick S ^a  

^a ONTARIO MINISTRY OF THE ENVIRONMENT   (Canada)

^b Humber College   (Canada)

Author keywords

Environmental; LPCI MS MS; Mobile TAGA IIe; Real time air monitoring; Styrene

Indexed keywords

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONDITION MONITORING; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STYRENE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; MOBILE TAGA IIE; REAL TIME AIR MONITORING;

AIR POLLUTION;

STYRENE;

AIR POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); CONDITION MONITORING; MASS SPECTROMETERS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; REAL TIME SYSTEMS; STYRENE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; CHEMICAL COMPOUND; HAZARDOUS WASTE; MONITORING; REAL TIME;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; FIELD EMISSION; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; MASS SPECTROMETRY; MEASUREMENT; POLLUTION MONITORING; REACTION OPTIMIZATION; SPECTROMETER; TRACE ATMOSPHERIC GAS ANALYZER IIE SPECTROMETER;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CHEMICAL INDUSTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDUSTRIAL WASTE; ONTARIO; STYRENE;

EID: 33748703614     PISSN: 03043894     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jhazmat.2005.09.050     Document Type: Article

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