An inter-comparison of VOC types and distribution in different indoor environments in a university campus

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 376-382

  Chan, Daniel W T ^a   Tam, Cinnie S Y ^a   Jones, A P ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gas Chromatography Mass Spectrometry (GC MS); TO 14 method; University campus; Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE; CHLORINE; FLUORINE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; HONG KONG; KITCHEN; LABORATORY; LIBRARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNIVERSITY;

EID: 34848897776     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X07081094     Document Type: Article

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