Assessment of indoor air concentrations of VOCs and their associated health risks in the library of Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

Environmental Science and Pollution Research

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 2240-2248

  Kumar, Amit ^a   Singh, Bhupendra Pratap ^a   Punia, Monika ^a   Singh, Deepak ^a   Kumar, Krishan ^a   Jain, V K ^a  

^a JAWAHARLAL NEHRU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

BTEX; Hazard quotient; Indoor outdoor ratio; Library; TVOC

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR POLLUTANT; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; INDIA; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LIBRARY; METHODOLOGY; SEASON; STATISTICS; UNIVERSITY;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; INDIA; LIBRARIES; SEASONS; UNIVERSITIES; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84895076103     PISSN: 09441344     EISSN: 16147499     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11356-013-2150-7     Document Type: Article

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