Evaluation of indoor air quality using the decibel concept. Part I - Proposal of new units

Central European Journal of Public Health

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 3-8

  Jokl, M V ^a  

^a CZECH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY IN PRAGUE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

indoor air quality; new units

Indexed keywords

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NOISE MEASUREMENT; ODOR;

EID: 0030989803     PISSN: 12107778     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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