Chemistry and indoor air quality in a multi-storey wooden passive (low energy) building: Formation of peroxyacetyl nitrate

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 485-496

  Fischer, A ^a   Langer, S ^b,c   Ljungstrom E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^c IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Fine particles; Indoor air chemistry; Low energy wooden building; Ozone; Peroxyacetyl nitrate; Terpenes; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; ALDEHYDE DERIVATIVE; FORMALDEHYDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PEROXYACETYLNITRATE; TERPENE DERIVATIVE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CALCULATION; CHEMICAL REACTION; CHEMISTRY; ENERGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; SIMULATION;

EID: 84901706216     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X13487917     Document Type: Article

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