Two-year follow-up study of nonregulatory recommendations for better air quality in indoor ice arenas

Environment International

Volumn 24, Issue 8, 1998, Pages 881-887

  Pennanen, Arto S ^a   Salonen, Raimo O ^a   Vahteristo, Mikko ^a   Lee, Kiyoung ^b,c   Spengler, John D ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; GAS EMISSIONS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; REGULATORY COMPLIANCE; VENTILATION;

ELECTRIC ICE RESURFACER; EMISSION CONTROL TECHNOLOGY (ECT);

AIR QUALITY;

ICE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; PROPANE;

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; COMBUSTION; FINLAND; FOLLOW UP; POLLUTION CONTROL; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0032211204     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0160-4120(98)00071-3     Document Type: Article

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