Evaluation of an air sampling technique for assessing low-level volatile organic compounds in indoor environments

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 156-162

  LeBouf, Ryan F ^a   Casteel, Chris ^b   Rossner, Alan ^a  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Entech Instruments   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLASS BOTTLES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ACCURACY AND PRECISION; BUILT ENVIRONMENT; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INEXPENSIVE MEANS; POTENTIAL EXPOSURE; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS; SAMPLE COLLECTION; SAMPLING TECHNIQUE;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ACCURACY; AIR SAMPLER; AIR SAMPLING; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; GLASS BOTTLE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; MOULD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY;

AMBYSTOMA TIGRINUM STEBBENSI VIRUS; TORQUE TENO VIRUS;

EID: 77749261532     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3155/1047-3289.60.2.156     Document Type: Article

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