The influence of humidity on the emission of di-(2-ethylhexyl) phthalate (DEHP) from vinyl flooring in the emission cell "FLEC"

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 15, 2007, Pages 3217-3224

  Clausen, Per Axel ^a   Xu, Ying ^b   Kofoed Sørensen, Vivi ^a   Little, John C ^b   Wolkoff, Peder ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

^b State University   (United States)

Author keywords

DEHP; Emission; Humidity; Plasticizer; Vinyl flooring

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; ESTERS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PLASTICIZERS; VINYL RESINS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

DAMPNESS; DI ETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE (DEHP); FIELD AND LABORATORY EMISSION CELL (FLEC); PHTHALATE ESTERS; VINYL FLOORING;

FLOORS;

PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; PLASTICIZER; VINYL DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ASTHMA; EMISSION; INDOOR AIR; PHTHALATE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; BUILDING MATERIAL; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FIELD AND LABORATORY EMISSION CELL; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 34047236978     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2006.06.063     Document Type: Article

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