A survey of wind speeds in indoor workplaces

Annals of Occupational Hygiene

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 303-313

  Baldwin, Peter E J ^a   Maynard, Andrew D ^a  

^a HEALTH AND SAFETY LABORATORY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AEROSOLS; ATMOSPHERIC MOVEMENTS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PERSONNEL; SAMPLING; WIND EFFECTS;

INDOOR WORKPLACES; WIND SPEEDS;

OCCUPATIONAL RISKS;

AEROSOL; ANEMOMETRY; ARTICLE; INDUSTRY; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; VELOCITY; WIND; WORKPLACE;

AIR MOVEMENTS; HUMANS; OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH; VENTILATION; WORKPLACE;

EID: 0032124420     PISSN: 00034878     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0003-4878(98)00031-3     Document Type: Article

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