Indoor/outdoor air quality correlation and questionnaire survey at two staff quarters in Hong Kong

Environment International

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 1998, Pages 729-737

  Lee, Shun Cheng ^a   Chan, Lo Yin ^a  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; HEALTH RISKS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; OXYGEN; RISK ASSESSMENT; TITRATION;

OUTDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; OZONE; SULFUR DIOXIDE;

AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HONG KONG; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; RISK FACTOR;

EID: 0032190767     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(98)00066-X     Document Type: Article

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