Characterization of VOC and formaldehyde emissions from a wood based panel: Results from an inter-laboratory comparison

Chemosphere

Volumn 79, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 414-419

  Yrieix, Christophe ^a   Dulaurent, Alina ^b   Laffargue, Caroline ^c   Maupetit, François ^d   Pacary, Tiphaine ^e   Uhde, Erik ^f  

^a Institut Technologique Forêt Cellulose Bois Construction Ameublement FCBA   (France)

^b SAINT GOBAIN RECHERCHE   (France)

^c Eurofins Medinet Inc   (Germany)

^d Centre Scientifique et Technique du Bâtiment ^*  (France)

^e CERTECH ASBL   (Belgium)

^f Wilhelm Klauditz Institut (WKI)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Emission test chamber; Formaldehyde; Inter laboratory study; ISO 16000; VOC; Wood based panel

Indexed keywords

LABORATORIES; MONOTERPENES; STATISTICS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; WOOD;

EMISSION TEST CHAMBERS; FORMALDEHYDE EMISSION; HETEROGENEOUS MATERIALS; INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON; ISO 16000; LABORATORY STUDIES; RELATIVE STANDARD DEVIATIONS; WOOD-BASED PANELS;

FORMALDEHYDE;

ACETALDEHYDE; BETA PINENE; FORMALDEHYDE; HEXANAL; PENTANAL; PINENE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EMISSION; FORMALDEHYDE; INTERLABORATORY COMPARISON; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; ORGANIC POLLUTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCIBILITY; WOOD;

FORMALDEHYDE; STATISTICS; TROPICAL ENGINEERING; VOC; WOOD;

EID: 77949339308     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2010.01.062     Document Type: Article

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