The implosion of the calgary general hospital: Ambient air quality issues

Journal of the Air and Waste Management Association

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 52-59

  Stefani, Dennis ^a   Wardman, Dennis ^b   Lambert, Timothy ^a  

^a CALGARY HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^b HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AERODYNAMICS; AEROSOLS; ASBESTOS; BUILDING MATERIALS; HEALTH; HOSPITALS; LEAD; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RISKS;

AIR MONITORING; PRE-IMPLOSION; SUSPENDED PARTICLES;

AIR QUALITY;

ASBESTOS;

AEROSOL; AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CANADA; DUST; GENERAL HOSPITAL; HEALTH HAZARD; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 11344259484     PISSN: 10962247     EISSN: 21622906     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10473289.2005.10464605     Document Type: Article

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