Characteristics of air pollutants and assessment of potential exposure in spa centers during aromatherapy

Environmental Engineering Science

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 79-85

  Hsu, Der Jen ^a   Huang, Hsiao Lin ^b   Sheu, Shiann Cherng ^c  

^a NATIONAL KAOHSIUNG UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Taiwan)

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

^c CHANG JUNG CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

aromatherapy; Chinese herbal oil; fragrant essential oil; secondary organic aerosol (SOA); spa centers; total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs)

Indexed keywords

AROMATHERAPY; CHINESE HERBAL OIL; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOLS; SPA CENTERS; TOTAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC AEROSOLS; ESSENTIAL OILS; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; LIPIDS; OLEFINS; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; OZONE; PHYSICAL THERAPY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

ESSENTIAL OIL; HERBACEOUS AGENT; LIMONENE; OZONE; TERPENE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AROMATHERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MASSAGE; OZONOLYSIS; PARTICLE SIZE; SECONDARY ORGANIC AEROSOL; SPA TREATMENT;

EID: 84863054640     PISSN: 10928758     EISSN: 15579018     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1089/ees.2011.0004     Document Type: Article

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