Sensory irritations and pulmonary effects in human volunteers following short-term exposure to pinewood emissions

Journal of Wood Science

Volumn 57, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 436-445

  Gminski, Richard ^a   Marutzky, Rainer ^b   Kevekordes, Sebastian ^a   Fuhrmann, Frank ^b   Bürger, Werner ^b   Hauschke, Dieter ^a   Ebner, Winfried ^a   Mersch Sundermann, Volker ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^b Wilhelm Klauditz Institut (WKI)   (Germany)

Author keywords

Pinewood emissions; Pulmonary; Sensory irritation; Terpenes; VOC

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN OXIDES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CONTROLLED CONDITIONS; EXPOSURE CONCENTRATION; NO CONCENTRATION; PULMONARY; PULMONARY FUNCTION; SENSORY IRRITATION; SHORT-TERM EXPOSURE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

TERPENES;

EID: 80054032759     PISSN: 14350211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10086-011-1182-1     Document Type: Article

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