Indoor air pollution caused by geothermal gases

Building and Environment

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2006, Pages 1607-1610

  Durand, Michael ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CANTERBURY   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; RADON;

ELECTRIC SYSTEMS; ELECTRONIC SYSTEMS; GEOTHERMAL GASES; HEATH HAZARD; PERFORATIONS;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; CARBON DIOXIDE; HYDROGEN SULFIDE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; RADON;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR;

EID: 33744930362     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2005.06.001     Document Type: Article

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