Naphthalene emissions from moth repellents or toilet deodorant blocks determined using head-space and small-chamber tests

Journal of Environmental Sciences

Volumn 20, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1012-1017

  JO, Wan Kuen ^a   LEE, Jong Hyo ^a   LIM, Ho Jin ^a   JEONG, Woo Sik ^b  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

^b Inje University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

ball type; chemical composition; gel type; paper type; volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION; ARSENIC COMPOUNDS; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; COLLOIDS; CONCENTRATION (PROCESS); ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; GELATION; GELS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; TESTING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR CHANGES PER HOUR; BALL-TYPE; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMISSION FACTOR; EMISSION FACTORS; EMISSION RATES; FOUR-BALL; GEL PRODUCTS; GEL-TYPE; HEAD SPACE ANALYSIS; LOW VENTILATION; MOTH REPELLENTS; PAPER-TYPE; TOTAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS);

NAPHTHALENE;

DEODORANT AGENT; DOMESTIC CHEMICAL; INSECT REPELLENT; NAPHTHALENE; NAPHTHALENE DERIVATIVE;

CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EMISSION; NAPHTHALENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INSTRUMENTATION; METHODOLOGY; ODOR; VOLATILIZATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DEODORANTS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSEHOLD PRODUCTS; INSECT REPELLENTS; NAPHTHALENES; ODORS; VOLATILIZATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; FAR EAST; KOREA;

LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 52049091283     PISSN: 10010742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1001-0742(08)62201-9     Document Type: Article

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