Evaluating methods for predicting indoor residential volatile organic compound concentration distributions

Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 682-693

  Dodson, Robin E ^a,b   Levy, Jonathan I ^b   Houseman, E Andres ^b   Spengler, John D ^b   Bennett, Deborah H ^b,c  

^a Silent Spring Institute   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Exposure modeling; Indoor air; Indoor outdoor difference.; Indoor outdoor ratio; Source strength

Indexed keywords

1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; ACETALDEHYDE; BENZENE; CHLOROFORM; DICHLOROMETHANE; FORMALDEHYDE; STYRENE; TETRACHLOROETHANE; TOLUENE; TRICHLOROETHANE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RESIDENTIAL AREA;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; DATA COLLECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; EVALUATION STUDIES AS TOPIC; FORECASTING; HUMANS; MONTE CARLO METHOD; RESIDENCE CHARACTERISTICS; RISK ASSESSMENT; URBAN HEALTH; URBAN POPULATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 70350335851     PISSN: 15590631     EISSN: 1559064X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/jes.2009.1     Document Type: Article

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