Sources and concentrations of indoor nitrogen dioxide in Hamburg (west Germany) and Erfurt (east Germany)

Science of the Total Environment

Volumn 250, Issue 1-3, 2000, Pages 51-62

  Cyrys, J ^a   Heinrich, J ^b   Richter, K ^a   Wolke G ^c   Wichmann, H E ^b  

^a INSTITUTE OF EPIDEMIOLOGY   (Germany)

^b KRANKENHAUS GROSSHANSDORF   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Indoor and outdoor concentrations; Nitrogen dioxide; Source contributions

Indexed keywords

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; EXHAUST GAS; GAS; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC; GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC; HOUSING; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; SEASON; SMOKING;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COOKERY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GERMANY; HOUSING; HUMANS; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; VENTILATION;

EID: 0034709296     PISSN: 00489697     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0048-9697(00)00361-2     Document Type: Article

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