Occurrence of Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds in the Indoor Environment

Organic Indoor Air Pollutants: Occurrence, Measurement, Evaluation: Second Edition

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 239-272

  Butte, Werner ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OLDENBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air Pollutants; Field Studies; House dust; Indoor Air; Organic Pollutants; Population exposure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881142085     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527628889.ch11     Document Type: Chapter

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