Aldehydes and BTEX measurements and exposures in university libraries in Strasbourg (France)

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 138-145

  Allou, L ^a   Marchand, C ^a   Mirabel, Ph ^a   Le Calve S ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; BTEX; Exposure; Formaldehyde; Indoor air; Library; Radiello samplers

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE; BENZALDEHYDE; BENZENE; ETHYLBENZENE; FORMALDEHYDE; HEXANAL; TOLUENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; XYLENE;

AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT; FRANCE; HEALTH HAZARD; LIBRARY; LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; MEASUREMENT; POLLUTANT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 40549097328     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X08089547     Document Type: Article

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