Indoor intake fraction considering surface sorption of air organic compounds for life cycle assessment

International Journal of Life Cycle Assessment

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 919-931

  Wenger, Yvan ^a,b   Li, Dingsheng ^a   Jolliet, Olivier ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Human exposure; Indoor air; Indoor surfaces; Intake fraction; Life cycle impact assessment; Sorption; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ADSORPTION KINETICS; AIR ANALYSIS; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BIOREMEDIATION; BUILDING; DEVELOPING COUNTRY; ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT; FURNITURE; GAS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LIFE CYCLE ASSESSMENT; LUNG VENTILATION; PHASE PARTITIONING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY;

EID: 84868196163     PISSN: 09483349     EISSN: 16147502     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11367-012-0420-0     Document Type: Article

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