The hydroxyl radical (OH) in indoor air: Sources and implications

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 99, Issue , 2014, Pages 568-570

  Gligorovski, Sasho ^a   Wortham, Henri ^a   Kleffmann, Jörg ^b  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIV   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WUPPERTAL   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYDROXYL RADICAL; NICOTINE; NITRATE; TOBACCO SMOKE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; CLIMATE CHANGE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LETTER; OXIDATION; OZONOLYSIS; PHOTOLYSIS; SMOKE;

EID: 84908614909     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.10.031     Document Type: Letter

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