Measuring the penetration of ambient ozone into residential buildings

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 929-936

  Stephens, Brent ^a   Gall, Elliott T ^a   Siegel, Jeffrey A ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR EXCHANGE RATES; AIR LEAKAGE; BUILDING ENVELOPES; EXPERIMENTAL DATA; HUMAN EXPOSURES; IN-BUILDINGS; OZONE CONCENTRATION; OZONE REACTIONS; PENETRATION FACTOR; RESIDENTIAL BUILDING; TEST METHOD;

BYPRODUCTS;

OZONE;

OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUILDING; CALIBRATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HEALTH RISK; LEAKAGE; MEASUREMENT METHOD; OZONE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRESSURE EFFECT; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; STEADY-STATE EQUILIBRIUM;

ARTICLE; BUILDING; HUMAN; RESIDENT; RESIDENTIAL HOME; STEADY STATE;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; OZONE;

EID: 84855948177     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es2028795     Document Type: Article

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