Sensory and other neurogenic effects of exposures to airborne office dust

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 34, Issue 28, 2000, Pages 4755-4766

  Molhave L ^a   Kjaergaard S K ^a   Attermann, J ^a  

^a AARHUS UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Accumulation; Adaptation; Air humidity; Air quality; Air temperature; Carry over; Discomfort; House dust; Indoor climate; Irritation; Mood changes; Noise; Odors

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; DUST; OFFICE BUILDINGS; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

MOOD CHANGES; NEUROGENIC EFFECTS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

DUST; HEALTH IMPACT; INDOOR AIR; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; WORKPLACE;

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; DROWSINESS; DUST EXPOSURE; EYE IRRITATION; FEMALE; HOUSE DUST; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; HUMIDITY; HYPERSENSITIVITY REACTION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; JOB PERFORMANCE; LONG TERM EXPOSURE; MALE; MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE CONCENTRATION; MOOD; OCCUPATIONAL HAZARD; ODOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SKIN IRRITATION; SWEATING;

DENMARK;

EID: 0034283613     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1352-2310(00)00266-1     Document Type: Article

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