Effects of essential oils on the formation of formaldehyde and secondary organic aerosols in an aromatherapy environment

Building and Environment

Volumn 57, Issue , 2012, Pages 120-125

  Huang, Hsiao Lin ^a   Tsai, Te Jou ^b   Hsu, Nai Yun ^b   Lee, Ching Chang ^b   Wu, Pei Chih ^b,c   Su, Huey Jen ^b  

^a CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Aromatherapy; Essential oil; Ozone; Secondary organic pollutant; Terpene

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONERS; AROMATHERAPY; CONTROL STRATEGIES; FORMALDEHYDE CONCENTRATIONS; INDOOR POLLUTANTS; NANO-SIZED; ORGANIC PARTICLES; OZONE CONCENTRATION; POTENTIAL HEALTH; SECONDARY AIR; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; TERPENE; TOTAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; FORMALDEHYDE; LIPIDS; MATERIALS HANDLING; OLEFINS; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ESSENTIAL OILS;

AEROSOL FORMATION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESSENTIAL OIL; FORMALDEHYDE; HEALTH IMPACT; INDOOR AIR; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; TERPENE; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WORKPLACE;

EID: 84861337795     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2012.04.020     Document Type: Article

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