Reference values for structure emissions measured on site in new residential buildings in Finland

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 2290-2302

  Jarnstrom H ^a,b   Saarela, K ^a   Kalliokoski, P ^b   Pasanen, A L ^c  

^a VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Ammonia; Formaldehyde; Material emission; Reference value; VOC

Indexed keywords

AMMONIA; BUILDINGS; FORMALDEHYDE; MASONRY CONSTRUCTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; XYLENE;

ALKYLBENZENES; MATERIAL EMISSION; RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

AMMONIA; FORMALDEHYDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; AMMONIA; BUILDING CONSTRUCTION; EMISSION; ETHANOL; FORMALDEHYDE; POLYMER; QUALITY CONTROL; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BUILDING; BUILDING MATERIAL; FINLAND; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SAMPLING;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 33847141088     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.11.033     Document Type: Article

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