Performance evaluation of domestic ionizer type air cleaners

Architectural Science Review

Volumn 49, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 357-362

  Chan, Ming Yin ^a   Cheng, Bik Nam ^b  

^a HONG KONG POLYTECHNIC UNIVERSITY   (Hong Kong)

^b Maunsell Structural Consultants Ltd   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Air Quality; Performance evaluation; Radon; Ventilation rates

Indexed keywords

EID: 33845439624     PISSN: 00038628     EISSN: 17589622     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3763/asre.2006.4946     Document Type: Article

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