Secondary VOC emissions from flooring material surfaces exposed to ozone or UV irradiation

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1199-1205

  Kagi, N ^a   Fujii, S ^b   Tamura, H ^c   Namiki, N ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Japan)

^b TOKYO INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c Techno Ryowa Ltd   (Japan)

^d KOGAKUIN UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chamber test; Emission; Secondary emission; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; FLOORS; FORMALDEHYDE; GAS EMISSIONS; GRAFTING (CHEMICAL); INDICATORS (CHEMICAL); INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; IRRADIATION; LIGHTING; OZONE; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; RADIATION; SECONDARY EMISSION; SURFACE PROPERTIES; SURFACE REACTIONS; SYNTHESIS (CHEMICAL); TESTING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

BUILDING MATERIAL SURFACES; CHAMBER TEST; CHEMICAL TRANSFORMATIONS; CYCLOHEXANONE; EMISSION; EMISSION RATES; FLOORING MATERIALS; FORMALDEHYDE EMISSIONS; GAS-PHASE; INDOOR AIR QUALITIES; LABORATORY TESTS; LIGHT IRRADIATIONS; PHYSICAL PROCESS; SECONDARY PRODUCTS; SURFACE COATINGS; TEST SPECIMENS; ULTRAVIOLET IRRADIATIONS; UV IRRADIATIONS; VOC EMISSIONS;

LEAKAGE (FLUID);

AIR QUALITY; CARBON EMISSION; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; INDOOR AIR; OZONE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 60549100129     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.09.004     Document Type: Article

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