Improvement of Air Quality in a Small Indoor Ice Arena by Effective Emission Control in Ice Resurfacers

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1087-1094

  Pennanen, Arto S ^a   Salonen, Raimo O ^a   Eklund, Tom ^b   Nylund, Nils Olof ^b   Lee, Kiyoung ^c   Spengler, John D ^c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b VTT TECHNICAL RESEARCH CENTRE OF FINLAND   (Finland)

^c HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON MONOXIDE; CATALYSTS; EXHAUST GASES; GAS EMISSIONS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; POLLUTION CONTROL EQUIPMENT; PROPANE; RECREATIONAL FACILITIES; SKATING RINKS; VENTILATION;

ICE RESURFACERS; LAMBDA SENSORS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL;

CARBON MONOXIDE; GASOLINE; HYDROCARBON; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; PROPANE;

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; COMBUSTION; EXHAUST GAS; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; ICE HOCKEY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION; STANDARDIZATION;

EID: 0031260263     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10962247.1997.11877499     Document Type: Article

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