Head-space, small-chamber and in-vehicle tests for volatile organic compounds (VOCs) emitted from air fresheners for the Korean market

Chemosphere

Volumn 70, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1827-1834

  Jo, Wan Kuen ^a   Lee, Jong Hyo ^a   Kim, Mo Keun ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b National Environment and Health Research Institute of Kyungpook Province   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Emission rate; Empirical model; Gel type; Time series concentration

Indexed keywords

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EMISSION CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOLUENE; TOXIC MATERIALS;

EMISSION RATE; EMPIRICAL MODEL; GEL-TYPE; TIME-SERIES CONCENTRATION;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AROMATIC COMPOUND; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; LIMONENE; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

AROMATIC COMPOUNDS; BENZENE; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); EMISSION CONTROL; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; TOLUENE; TOXIC MATERIALS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; MODELING; TESTING METHOD; TIME SERIES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR; ARTICLE; CAR; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); EMPIRICISM; EXHAUST GAS; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; HAZARDOUS WASTE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; KOREA; MOTOR VEHICLES; ODORS; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; VOLATILIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

EID: 38649110742     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2007.08.021     Document Type: Article

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