Characterizing gas-particle interactions of phthalate plasticizer emitted from vinyl flooring

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 47, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 2696-2703

  Benning, Jennifer L ^a   Liu, Zhe ^b   Tiwari, Andrea ^b   Little, John C ^b   Marr, Linsey C ^b  

^a South Dakota School of Mines and Technology   (United States)

^b Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; EQUILIBRATION TIME; FATE AND TRANSPORT; GAS-PARTICLE INTERACTION; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; MASS-TRANSFER COEFFICIENT; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHTHALATE PLASTICIZERS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; ESTERS; FLOORS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; PLASTICIZERS; POTASSIUM COMPOUNDS; REINFORCED PLASTICS; SOLVENTS;

GAS EMISSIONS;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; PHTHALIC ACID BIS(2 ETHYLHEXYL) ESTER; VINYL DERIVATIVE;

AMMONIUM SULFATE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH IMPACT; INDOOR AIR; MASS TRANSFER; PARTITION COEFFICIENT; PHTHALATE; POLYMER; PUBLIC HEALTH;

AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FOLLOW UP; GAS; GAS TRANSPORT; GASES, FUMES, VAPORS AND RELATED PHENOMENA; HUMAN; PARTITION COEFFICIENT;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; AMMONIUM SULFATE; DIETHYLHEXYL PHTHALATE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; EQUIPMENT DESIGN; FLOORS AND FLOORCOVERINGS; PARTICLE SIZE; PLASTICIZERS; POLYVINYL CHLORIDE; VOLATILIZATION;

EID: 84875329798     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es304725b     Document Type: Article

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