Clearing the air: A model for investigating indoor air quality in Texas schools

Journal of Environmental Health

Volumn 67, Issue 10, 2005, Pages 35-42

  Petronella, Sharon A ^a   Thomas, Rachel ^b   Stone, James A ^b   Goldblum, Randall M ^b   Brooks, Edward G ^b  

^a University of Texas Medical Branch School of Medicine   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; OZONE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

HEALTH IMPACT; INDOOR AIR;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR POLLUTION CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; AIR SAMPLING; AIR TEMPERATURE; ALLERGY; ALTERNARIA; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ASPERGILLUS; ASTHMA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST CONTROL; ENVIRONMENTAL SANITATION; HEALTH HAZARD; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MOULD; NORMAL HUMAN; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PILOT STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL; UNITED STATES; VISUAL INFORMATION;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FUNGI; GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS; HUMIDITY; ORGANIC CHEMICALS; OZONE; SCHOOLS; SPORES, FUNGAL; TEMPERATURE; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; UNITED STATES ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY; VOLATILIZATION;

GALVESTON; NORTH AMERICA; TEXAS; UNITED STATES; WESTERN HEMISPHERE; WORLD;

ALTERNARIA; ASPERGILLUS;

EID: 20444503848     PISSN: 00220892     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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