Physical characterization of particulate matter and ambient meteorological parameters at different indoor-outdoor locations in Singapore

Building and Environment

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 237-245

  Gupta, Abhishek ^a   David Cheong, K W ^a  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Indoor outdoor ratio; Particle count; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION METHODS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; ROADS AND STREETS; VENTILATION;

INDOOR-OUTDOOR LOCATIONS; NATURALLY VENTILATED SPACE; PARTICLE COUNT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL CHARACTERIZATION;

PARTICULATE EMISSIONS;

CORRELATION METHODS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; PARTICULATE EMISSIONS; ROADS AND STREETS; VENTILATION;

METEOROLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; VENTILATION;

ASIA; EURASIA; SINGAPORE [SOUTHEAST ASIA]; SOUTHEAST ASIA;

EID: 33748895236     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2006.02.017     Document Type: Article

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