The 3-year follow-up study in a block of flats - Experiences in the use of the Finnish indoor climate classification

Indoor Air

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 136-147

  Tuomainen, M ^a,b   Tuomainen, A ^c   Liesivuori, J ^a,c   Pasanen, A L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EASTERN FINLAND   (Finland)

^b Pulmonary Association Heli   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

Author keywords

Costs; Indoor air measurements; Low emitting materials; Occupancy; Perceived air quality; Quality control; Symptoms; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; CONSTRUCTION; CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT; DISEASE CONTROL; DISEASES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EMITTING MATERIAL; FINNISH; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR AIR MEASUREMENT; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR CLIMATE; LOW-EMITTING MATERIAL; OCCUPANCY; PERCEIVED AIR QUALITY; SYMPTOM;

QUALITY CONTROL;

AMMONIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; ALLERGEN;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALLERGIC ASTHMA; AMBIENT AIR; BACTERIUM; BUILDING MATERIAL; CAT; CLIMATE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DOG; EXPERIENCE; FOLLOW UP; FUNGUS SPORE; HOUSE DUST; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; RESPIRATORY TRACT DISEASE; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; ARTICLE; ASTHMA; FINLAND; HOUSING; STANDARD; TEMPERATURE;

ACARI; ASTIGMATA; BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CANIS FAMILIARIS; FELIS CATUS; FUNGI; PYROGLYPHIDAE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; AMMONIA; ASTHMA; BACTERIA; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONSTRUCTION MATERIALS; FINLAND; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HOUSING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; QUESTIONNAIRES; SPORES, FUNGAL; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0042386743     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0668.2003.00171.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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