An improved extraction method to determine the initial emittable concentration and the partition coefficient of VOCs in dry building materials

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 26, 2009, Pages 4102-4107

  Xiong, Jianyin ^a   Chen, Wenhao ^b   Smith, James F ^b   Zhang, Yinping ^a   Zhang, Jianshun ^b  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

Author keywords

Extraction method; Improved method; Indoor air quality (IAQ); Initial emittable concentration; Volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS; DRY BUILDING MATERIALS; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; EXPERIMENTAL MEASUREMENTS; EXTRACTION METHOD; FEW-CYCLE; FORMALDEHYDE CONCENTRATIONS; IMPROVED METHOD; IMPROVED METHODS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY (IAQ); INITIAL EMITTABLE CONCENTRATION; MEASURED PARAMETERS; MEASUREMENT UNCERTAINTY; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; POROSIMETRY; REGRESSION METHOD; STATIC CHAMBERS; TARGET COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDING MATERIALS; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; FORMALDEHYDE; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MERCURY (METAL); UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CONCENTRATION (PROCESS);

FORMALDEHYDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; CONSTRUCTION MATERIAL; EXTRACTION METHOD; INDOOR AIR; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFUSION COEFFICIENT; EXTRACTION; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 67651098820     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2009.05.042     Document Type: Article

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