Predictors of indoor BTEX concentrations in Canadian residences

Health Reports

Volumn 24, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 11-17

  Wheeler, Amanda J ^a   Wong, Suzy L ^b   Khoury, Cheryl ^a   Zhu, Jiping ^b  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b STATISTICS CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Benzene; Indoor air quality; Toluene; Volatile organic compounds; Xylenes

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTANT; BENZENE; TOLUENE;

AIR POLLUTANT; CANADA; HOUSING; HUMAN;

AIR POLLUTANTS; BENZENE; CANADA; HOUSING; HUMANS; TOLUENE;

EID: 84880642139     PISSN: 08406529     EISSN: 12091367     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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