Statistical analysis of microbial volatile organic compounds in an experimental project: Identification and transport analysis

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 275-285

  Hachem, C ^a   Chaubey, Y ^a   Fazio, P ^a   Rao, J ^a   Bartlett, K ^b  

^a Dept of Electrical and Computer Engineering   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Box Cox Transformations; Microbial Volatile Organic Compound (MVOC); Mould; Multiple Regression Analysis; SPME Sampling; Stud Wall

Indexed keywords

3 METHYLFURAN; CYCLOHEXANONE; PENTADECANE; PINENE; PROPRANOLOL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR SAMPLING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FUNGUS SPORE; MICROBIAL CONTAMINATION; MOULD; POLLUTION TRANSPORT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SOLID PHASE MICROEXTRACTION; WOOD;

EID: 77951726200     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X09342680     Document Type: Article

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