An environmental chamber study of the characteristics of air pollutants released from environmental tobacco smoke

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1269-1281

  Wang, Bei ^a,b   Hang Ho, Steven Sai ^c,d   Fai Ho, Kin ^c,e   Huang, Yu ^a   Sing Chan, Chi ^e   Yau Feng, Natale Sin ^f   Sai Ip, Simon Ho ^f  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^c Chinese Academy of Sciences   (China)

^d DESERT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^e CHINESE UNIVERSITY OF HONG KONG   (Hong Kong)

^f Hong Kong Premium Services and Research Laboratory   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Chamber; Emission factors; Environmental tobacco smoke; PM2.5; VOCs

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOGENIC POLLUTION; BENZENE AND TOLUENE; CHAMBER; EMISSION FACTORS; ENVIRONMENTAL TOBACCO SMOKES; NON-METHANE HYDROCARBONS; VOCS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (VOCS);

ACETONE; CARBON; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL CHAMBERS; FOG; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METHANE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION; SMOKE; SULFUR DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

TOBACCO;

ANTHROPOGENIC SOURCE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDOOR AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; SAMPLING; SMOKING; TOBACCO; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

CHINA; HONG KONG;

EID: 84872911640     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2011.11.0221     Document Type: Article

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