Characterization of indoor sources of fine and ultrafine particles: A study conducted in a full-scale chamber

Indoor Air

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 141-150

  Afshari, A ^a   Matson, U ^b   Ekberg, L E ^b,c  

^a Energy and Indoor Climate Division   (Denmark)

^b CHALMERS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Sweden)

^c CIT Energy Management AB   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Condensation particle counter; Indoor air quality; Number concentration; Particle generation rate

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CONDENSATION; COTTON; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; RADIATORS; TOBACCO; ULTRASONIC EFFECTS;

AIR FRESHENERS; CONDENSATION PARTICLE COUNTERS; GENERATION RATE; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; OPTICAL PARTICLE COUNTERS; PARTICLE GENERATION; PARTICLE GENERATION RATE; PARTICLES CONCENTRATION; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

GAS STOVES;

CIGARETTE SMOKE; WAX;

AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); COTTON; FRYING; PARTICLE SIZE; POLYMERIZATION;

GOSSYPIUM HIRSUTUM;

EID: 15744384171     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00332.x     Document Type: Article

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