passive adsorption

[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:a process by which a gas or vapour is condensed (out of the air) and held on the surface of a piece of solid material by natural forces only.

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passive sampling

[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:a method of sampling tracer gas in a building by the process of passive adsorption.

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passive smoker

[AIVC, Air infiltration and ventilation glossary, 1992]:a non smoker who shares the same room, building, or space as a smoker, and thus is exposed to the products of tobacco combustion. 

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