Secondhand smoke transfer and reductions by air sealing and ventilation in multiunit buildings: PFT and nicotine verification

Indoor Air

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 36-44

  Bohac, D L ^a   Hewett, M J ^a   Hammond, S K ^b   Grimsrud, D T ^c  

^a Center for Energy and Environment   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Grimsrud and Associates   (United States)

Author keywords

Air sealing; Multifamily housing; Nicotine; PFT tracers; Secondhand smoke; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

HOUSING; NICOTINE; SMOKE;

% REDUCTIONS; AFTER-TREATMENT; AIR SEALING; AIR VENTILATION; DOCUMENT TRANSFER; MULTI-FAMILY HOUSINGS; PERFLUOROCARBON TRACER TRACER; PERFLUOROCARBON TRACERS; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; SECONDHAND SMOKES;

VENTILATION;

EID: 78650896364     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2010.00680.x     Document Type: Article

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