An intervention study of the effect of improved cleaning methods on the concentration and composition of dust

Indoor Air

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 12-22

  Kildesø, Jan ^a  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH CENTRE FOR THE WORKING ENVIRONMENT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Dust; Indoor air; Intervention; Measurements; Microbiology

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; AIR QUALITY; CLEANING; FLOORS; INTELLIGENT BUILDINGS;

AIRBORNE DUSTS; CLEANING; CLEANING METHODS; DUST CONCENTRATIONS; DUST SAMPLES; INDOOR AIR; INTERVENTION; INTERVENTION STUDIES; SAMPLING METHOD; SICK BUILDING SYNDROME;

DUST;

EID: 0002986543     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.1998.t01-3-00003.x     Document Type: Article

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