Effectiveness of local supply ventilation in improving worker zone air quality in swine confinement buildings-a pilot study

ASHRAE Transactions

Volumn 109 PART 2, Issue , 2003, Pages 822-828

  Jerez, Sheryll B ^a   Maghirang, Ronaldo G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CONTAMINATION; FARM BUILDINGS; VENTILATION;

INDOOR AIR QUALITY; LOCAL SUPPLY VENTILATION; SWINE CONFINEMENT BUILDINGS;

AIR CONDITIONING;

EID: 17144447098     PISSN: 00012505     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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