Spatial and temporal variability in VOC levels within a commercial retail building

Indoor Air

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 365-374

  Eklund, B M ^a   Burkes, S ^a   Morris, P ^b   Mosconi, L ^c  

^a URS CORPORATION   (United States)

^b Brilliant Lewis Environmental Services   (United States)

^c Phillips Research Center 224GB   (United States)

Author keywords

Commercial retail building; Exposure assessment; Indoor air quality; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ACETONE; AIR QUALITY; COSTS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LOCATION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SALES; SHOPPING CENTERS;

COMMERCIAL RETAIL BUILDING; EXPOSURE ASSESSMENT; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR SOURCES; LARGE BUILDINGS; ORDERS OF MAGNITUDE; SPATIAL AND TEMPORAL VARIABILITY; SPATIAL VARIABILITY; TEMPORAL VARIABILITY;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SANITATION; VOLATILIZATION; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTANTS, OCCUPATIONAL; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PUBLIC FACILITIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLATILIZATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 51849145474     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2008.00537.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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