Sampling and analysis of quaternary ammonium compounds (QACs) traces in indoor atmosphere

Environmental Monitoring and Assessment

Volumn 133, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 25-30

  Vincent, Guillaume ^a   Kopferschmitt Kubler, Marie Christine ^b   Mirabel, Philippe ^a   Pauli, Gabrielle ^b   Millet, Maurice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE STRASBOURG   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF STRASBOURG   (France)

Author keywords

Air sampling; Benzalkonium chloride (BAC); Biocides; Didecyldimethylammonium chloride (DDAC); Disinfectants; Occupational Asthma (OA)

Indexed keywords

AIR SAMPLING; BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; DIDECYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS; BIOCIDES; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; HEALTH RISKS; OCCUPATIONAL DISEASES; SAMPLING;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

BENZALKONIUM CHLORIDE; DIDECYLDIMETHYLAMMONIUM CHLORIDE; DISINFECTANT AGENT; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM DERIVATIVE;

AEROSOL; AMMONIUM COMPOUND; ASTHMA; DISINFECTION; INDOOR AIR; PESTICIDE; TRACER;

ADSORPTION; AEROSOL; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR SAMPLING; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; DESORPTION; HOSPITAL PERSONNEL; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ION PAIR CHROMATOGRAPHY; OCCUPATIONAL ASTHMA; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; QUATERNARY AMMONIUM COMPOUNDS;

GILLIA;

EID: 34548741879     PISSN: 01676369     EISSN: 15732959     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10661-006-9556-3     Document Type: Article

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