Determination of material emission signatures by PTR-MS and their correlations with odor assessments by human subjects

Indoor Air

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 341-354

  Han, K H ^a   Zhang, J S ^a   Wargocki, P ^b   Knudsen, H N ^c   Guo, B ^a  

^a Syracuse University   (United States)

^b TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

^c AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Emission signature; GC MS; Perceived air quality; PTR MS; Volatile organic compound

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROTON TRANSFER;

BUILDINGS MATERIALS; EMISSION SIGNATURE; GC/MS; HUMAN SUBJECTS; MATERIAL EMISSIONS; ODOUR ASSESSMENTS; PERCEIVED AIR QUALITY; PROTON-TRANSFER REACTION MASS SPECTROMETRIES; SPECTROMETRY MEASUREMENTS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND EMISSION;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; ANALYSIS; CONSTRUCTION WORK AND ARCHITECTURAL PHENOMENA; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MASS SPECTROMETRY; PROCEDURES;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; FACILITY DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION; HUMANS; MASS SPECTROMETRY; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 77955142885     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2010.00662.x     Document Type: Article

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