Estimating indoor semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) associated with settled dust by an integrated kinetic model accounting for aerosol dynamics

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 107, Issue , 2015, Pages 52-61

  Shi, Shanshan ^a   Zhao, Bin ^a  

^a TSINGHUA UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

Aerosol dynamics; Kinetic sorption; Settled dust; SVOCs

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; DYNAMICS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KINETIC PARAMETERS; KINETIC THEORY; KINETICS; ORGANIC COMPOUNDS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AEROSOL DYNAMICS; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; KINETIC SORPTION; LOW VAPOR PRESSURES; PARTICLE PENETRATION; SEMI-VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS (SVOCS); SETTLED DUST; SVOCS;

DUST;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DUST; INDOOR AIR; INTEGRATED APPROACH; NUMERICAL MODEL; REACTION KINETICS; SORPTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INGESTION; KINETICS; PARTICLE RESUSPENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SURFACE PROPERTY; VAPOR PRESSURE;

EID: 84922654519     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2015.01.076     Document Type: Article

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