Suspended particulate matter in norwegian dwellings in relation to fleece and shelf factors, domestic smoking, air exchange rate, and presence of hot wire convection heaters

Environment International

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 465-473

  Øie, Leif ^a   Magnus, Per ^a   Johansen, B V ^a,b  

^a NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HOUSES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SMOKE; SUSPENSIONS (FLUIDS);

CONVECTION HEATERS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AIR POLLUTANT; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; NORWAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER;

EID: 0030824859     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(97)00051-2     Document Type: Article

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