Assessment of the emission characteristics of VOCs from interior furniture materials during the construction process

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 16, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 444-455

  Pang, S K ^a   Cho, Hyun ^b   Sohn, J Y ^b   Song, K D ^b  

^a Kyungmin University   (South Korea)

^b Hanyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emission factor; Formaldehyde; Indoor air quality; Pollutant concentration; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; FORMALDEHYDE; STYRENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; FURNITURE; HOUSEHOLD; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KOREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 35348928047     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X07082498     Document Type: Article

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