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  • Concept:

    VOC

    Volatile organic compound.

    Chemicals that "boil" at low temperatures.

    This link was checked on Dec. 2006Seminar on PERFORMANCE AND LOW VOC TECHNOLOGIES

    This link was checked on Dec. 2006Reducing Occupant Exposure To Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCS) by This link was checked on Dec. 2006California Department of Health Services, Indoor Air Quality Program




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    A laboratory technique for investigation of diffusion and transformation of volatile organic compounds in low permeability media , by Gordona, S., Mackay, D., G¨®recki, T., Cherry, J. A. and Pawliszyn, J., 2002
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    Aldehyde emissions from particleboard and medium density fiberboard products, by Baumann, M. G. D., Lorenz, L. F., Batterman, S. A. and Zhang, G. Z., 2000
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    Common VOCs & Their Sources, by CCE, 1999
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    Effect of outside air ventilation rate on volatile organic compound concentrations in a call center, by Hodgson, A. T., Faulkner, D., Sullivan, D. P., Dibartolomeo, D. L., Russell, M. L. and Fisk, W. J., 2003
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    Exposure to airborne fungi, MVOC and mycotoxins in biowaste-handling facilities, by Fischer, G., M¨¹ller, T., Schwalbe, R., Ostrowski, R. and Dott, W., 2000
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    Gas-phase mass transfer model for predicting volatile organic compound (VOC) emission rates from indoor pollutant sources, by Sparks, L. E., Tichenor, B. A., Chang, J. and Guo., Z., 1996
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    Measurement of diffusion coefficients of VOCs for building materials: review and development of a calculation procedure , by Haghighat, F., Lee, C. and Ghaly, W. S., 2002
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    Measurement of diffusion coefficients of VOCs for building materials: review and development of a calculation procedure , by Haghighat, F., Lee, C. and Ghaly, W. S., 2002
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    Measurements of volatile organic compound (VOC) emissions from wood stains using an electronic balance, by Zhang, J. S., Nong, G., Shaw, C. and Wang, J., 1999
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    Microbial VOCs as indicators for mold growth in buildings, by Black, M.S., T. Worthan and P. Morey, 1998
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    MVOC emission patterns of indoor fungi: strain and culture differences, by Horner, W., A. Worthan, B. Epstien, and M. Black, 1999
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    Residential pollutants and ventilation strategies: volatile organic compounds and radon, by Grimsrud, D. T. and Hadlich, D. E., 1999
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    Species-specific production of microbial volatile organic compounds (MVOC) by airborne fungi from a compost facility, by Fischer, G., Schwalbe, R., Moller, M., Ostrowski, R. and Dott, W., 1999
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    Terpene emissions from particleboard and medium-density fiberboard products, by Baumann, M. G. D., Batterman, S. A., 1999
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    Volatile organic chemical emissions from composite wood products: a review , by Baumann, M. G. D., 1997
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    Volatile organic chemicals emissions from OSB as a function of processing parameters, by Barry, A. O. and Corneau, D., 1999



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