Formaldehyde and volatile organic compounds in Hong Kong homes: Concentrations and impact factors

Indoor Air

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 206-217

  Guo, H ^a   Kwok, N H ^a   Cheng, H R ^a   Lee, S C ^a   Hung, W T ^a   Li, Y S ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Building age; Cigarette smoking; Formaldehyde; Homes; Hong Kong; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ACETIC ACID; AIR QUALITY; FORMALDEHYDE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; HEPTANE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PH; STYRENE; TOBACCO;

BUILDING AGE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONCENTRATION FACTORS; CONCENTRATION POTENTIALS; FORMALDEHYDE CONCENTRATIONS; HOME; HONG-KONG; IMPACT FACTOR; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; POTENTIAL IMPACTS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 65949085369     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2008.00580.x     Document Type: Article

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