Material and Indoor Odors and Odorants

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

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 165-187

  Mayer, Florian ^a   Breuer, Klaus ^a   Sedlbauer, Klaus ^a  

^a FRAUNHOFER INSTITUTE FOR BUILDING PHYSICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Air Pollutants; Indoor Air; Odor Analysis; Odor Evaluation; Odorant Identification; Odors and Odorants

Indexed keywords

EID: 84889295605     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9783527628889.ch8     Document Type: Chapter

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