Identification of representative pollutants in multiple locations of anItalian school using solid phase micro extraction technique

Building and Environment

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 655-665

  Cecchi, Teresa ^a,b  

^a ITT Montani   (Italy)

^b Accademia delle Scienze   (Italy)

Author keywords

Endocrine disruptors; School indoor pollutants; Sick building syndrome; SPME GC MS; Traffic related contaminants; VOCs SVOCs

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; DRUG PRODUCTS; EXTRACTION; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; MASS SPECTROMETRY; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

ENDOCRINE DISRUPTOR; INDOOR POLLUTANTS; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME; SPME-GC-MS; TRAFFIC-RELATED;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; IDENTIFICATION METHOD; INDOOR AIR; POLLUTANT SOURCE; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ITALY;

EID: 84908564391     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2014.10.009     Document Type: Article

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