Can we trust odor databases? Example of t- and n-butyl acetate

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 16, 2009, Pages 2591-2601

  Cain, William S ^a   Schmidt, Roland ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

n Butyl acetate; Ocular irritation; Odor threshold; Psychophysics; t Butyl acetate

Indexed keywords

N-BUTYL ACETATE; OCULAR IRRITATION; ODOR THRESHOLD; PSYCHOPHYSICS; T-BUTYL ACETATE;

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; ORGANIC SOLVENTS; PHYSICS; PSYCHOPHYSIOLOGY; STRATEGIC PLANNING; SULFUR COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LAWS AND LEGISLATION;

ACETIC ACID DERIVATIVE; SOLVENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACCURACY ASSESSMENT; ACETATE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; DATABASE; DILUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; EYE; HEALTH IMPACT; ODOR; OLFACTION; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PSYCHOLOGY; SOLVENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DATA BASE; DILUTION; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; VAPOR;

NORTH AMERICA; UNITED STATES;

EID: 64549086715     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.02.024     Document Type: Article

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