The impact of a non-adhesive floating installation method on emissions and indoor concentrations of VOCs

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 19, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 435-443

  Choi, Dong Hee ^a   Kang, Dong Hwa ^a   Kim, Sun Sook ^b   Yeo, Myoung Souk ^a   Kim, Kwang Woo ^a  

^a Seoul National University   (South Korea)

^b Ajou University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Adhesive; Full scale room test; Materials emissions; Non adhesive floating installation method; Small scale chamber; VOCs

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BUILDING MATERIAL; COMPOSITE MATERIAL; DIFFUSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS;

EID: 77955878439     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X10372730     Document Type: Article

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