Emissions of 1,2-dichloroethane from holiday decorations as a source of indoor air contamination

Ground Water Monitoring and Remediation

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 67-73

  Doucette, W J ^a   Hall, A J ^a   Gorder, K A ^b  

^a UTAH STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Hill Air Force Base   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CANCER RISK LEVEL; DICHLOROETHANE; EMISSION MEASUREMENT; EMISSION RATES; GROUNDWATER CONTAMINATION; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR CONCENTRATION; INDOOR SOURCES; INDUSTRIAL FACILITIES; MONITORING PROGRAMS; ROOM AIR; VAPOR INTRUSION;

CONSUMER PRODUCTS; CONTAMINATION; GROUNDWATER; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; HYDROGEOLOGY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION DETECTION; TRICHLOROETHYLENE; VAPORS;

LEAD;

AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; GROUNDWATER POLLUTION; INDOOR AIR; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; TRICHLOROETHYLENE;

UNITED STATES; UTAH;

EID: 77349107666     PISSN: 10693629     EISSN: 17456592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1745-6592.2009.01267.x     Document Type: Article

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