Longitudinal variations in indoor VOC concentrations after moving into new apartments and indoor source characterization

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 3696-3707

  Shin, Seung Ho ^a   Jo, Wan Kuen ^a  

^a Kyungpook National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Building material; Currently built apartment; Household product; Indoor source; Long term dependence

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; INDOOR AIR; LONG-TERM CHANGE; LONGITUDINAL GRADIENT; POLLUTANT SOURCE; REPELLENT; TEMPORAL PERIOD; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; METHODOLOGY;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

LEPIDOPTERA;

EID: 84878109913     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-012-1296-z     Document Type: Article

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