Investigation of indoor chemical pollutants and perceived odor in an area with complaints of unpleasant odors

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 2106-2113

  Peng, Chiung Yu ^a   Lan, Cheng Hang ^b   Wu, Tzong Jer ^a  

^a KAOHSIUNG MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b CHUNG HWA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; Odor investigation; Odor threshold; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

[CARBONYL; BUILDING PRODUCTS; CHEMICAL MEASUREMENTS; CHEMICAL POLLUTANTS; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; CORRELATION COEFFICIENTS; HEALTH EFFECTS; INDOOR AIR QUALITIES; LINOLEIC ACIDS; LINOLENIC ACIDS; LONG-CHAIN ALDEHYDES; MEDICAL CENTERS; ODOR CHARACTERS; ODOR INDICES; ODOR THRESHOLD; OXIDATION DEGRADATIONS; SURFACE COATINGS; VENTILATION FLOWS;

AIR QUALITY; ALDEHYDES; DEGRADATION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; ODORS; OLEIC ACID; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

AIR QUALITY; ALDEHYDE; CARBONYL COMPOUND; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FATTY ACID; INDOOR AIR; ODOR; THRESHOLD; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 67349279256     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.03.001     Document Type: Article

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