Calibration of two passive air sampler configurations for monitoring concentrations of hexabromocyclododecanes in indoor air

Journal of Environmental Monitoring

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 527-531

  Harrad, Stuart ^a   Abdallah, Mohamed Abou Elwafa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEXABROMOCYCLODODECANE; POLYURETHAN FOAM;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CALIBRATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VAPOR;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CALIBRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-MASS SPECTROMETRY; HYDROCARBONS, BROMINATED; TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 41749123194     PISSN: 14640325     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1039/b719638e     Document Type: Article

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