Indoor environmental quality in a 'low allergen' school and three standard primary schools in Western Australia

Indoor Air

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 74-80

  Zhang, G ^a,c   Spickett, J ^a   Rumchev, K ^a   Lee, A H ^a   Stick, S ^b  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b PRINCESS MARGARET HOSPITAL FOR CHILDREN   (Australia)

^c School of Paediatrics and Child Health   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air pollutants; Dust allergens; Healthy building; Indoor air quality; Physical parameters; School environment

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALLERGENS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; TEACHING; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CLASSROOM ASSESSMENT; DUST ALLERGEN; HEALTHY BUILDINGS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIMARY SCHOOLS; SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT; WESTERN AUSTRALIA;

DUST;

ACARI; DERMATOPHAGOIDES PTERONYSSINUS; FELIS CATUS;

EID: 33645232344     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2005.00405.x     Document Type: Article

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