Emissions of p-dichlorobenzene and naphthalene from consumer products

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 62, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1075-1084

  Guerrero, Priscilla A ^a   Corsi, Richard L ^a  

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

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHEMICAL HAZARDS; CONSUMER PRODUCTS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POLYOLS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GAS-PHASE CONCENTRATION; HAZARDOUS AIR POLLUTANTS; INDOOR CONCENTRATION; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; P-DICHLOROBENZENE; PRODUCT PACKAGING; VENTILATED CHAMBERS;

NAPHTHALENE;

1,4 DICHLOROBENZENE; NAPHTHALENE;

AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONSUMER; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION;

EID: 84865285460     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.2012.694399     Document Type: Article

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