An experimental parametric study of VOC from flooring systems exposed to alkaline solutions

Indoor Air

Volumn 17, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 450-457

  Sjoberg A ^a,c   Ramnas O ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Experimental study; Flooring system; Linoleum floorings; Polyvinyl chloride floorings; Secondary emission

Indexed keywords

ALKALINITY; BUILDING MATERIALS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; DEGRADATION; FLOORS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDES;

ALKALINE SOLUTIONS; BUILDING STOCKS; EMISSIONS RATES; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; EXPOSED TO; FLOORING SYSTEM; LINOLEUM FLOORING; NORDIC COUNTRIES; PARAMETRIC STUDY; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE FLOORING;

SECONDARY EMISSION;

EID: 36749017963     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2007.00492.x     Document Type: Article

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