Compilation and analysis of types and concentrations of airborne chemicals measured in various indoor and outdoor human environments

Chemosphere

Volumn 127, Issue , 2015, Pages 70-86

  Cometto Muñiz, J Enrique ^a   Abraham, Michael H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Commercial buildings VOC concentrations; Environmental chemical exposures; Home school VOC concentrations; Outdoor VOC concentrations; Volatile organic compounds (VOC)

Indexed keywords

ERROR STATISTICS; MAMMALS; OFFICE BUILDINGS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR CONCENTRATIONS; COMMERCIAL BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL CHEMICAL EXPOSURE; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; RELATIVE CONCENTRATION; STANDARD DEVIATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND (VOC);

ORGANIC CHEMICALS;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; AIR POLLUTANT;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); GRAPHICAL METHOD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

AIR POLLUTION; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; HOME; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; REVIEW; SCHOOL; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMAN; OIL INDUSTRY; PIG; PROCEDURES;

SUIDAE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; OIL AND GAS INDUSTRY; SWINE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84924787128     PISSN: 00456535     EISSN: 18791298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2014.12.089     Document Type: Review

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