Investigation of formaldehyde sources in French schools using a passive flux sampler

Building and Environment

Volumn 71, Issue , 2014, Pages 111-120

  Poulhet, G ^a,b,d   Dusanter, S ^a,b,c   Crunaire, S ^a,b   Locoge, N ^a,b   Gaudion, V ^a,b   Merlen, C ^a,b   Kaluzny, P ^d   Coddeville, P ^a,b  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b ECOLE DES MINES DE DOUAI   (France)

^c INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d TERA Environnement   (France)

Author keywords

Emission rates; Formaldehyde; Indoor air; Mass balance model; Passive sampling; Public school

Indexed keywords

EMISSION RATES; INDOOR AIR; MASS BALANCE MODEL; PASSIVE SAMPLING; PUBLIC SCHOOLS;

AIR; FINANCE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MEASUREMENTS; POLLUTION; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; TEACHING;

FORMALDEHYDE;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FORMALDEHYDE; INDOOR AIR; MASS BALANCE;

FRANCE;

EID: 84886305626     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.10.002     Document Type: Article

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