Estimation of risk parameters from both indoor and outdoor sources in apartment houses

Toxicology and Environmental Health Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 4-11

  Yang, Wonho ^a   Kim, Jae Hyoun ^b   Son, Bu Soon ^c  

^a Catholic University of Daegu   (South Korea)

^b Dongduk Women's University   (South Korea)

^c Soonchunhyang University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Decay constant; Indoor Air Quality; Source strength; VOCs

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650434404     PISSN: 20059752     EISSN: 22337784     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03216509     Document Type: Article

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