Indoor air quality in fifty residences in Athens

International Journal of Ventilation

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 367-380

  Santamouris, M ^a   Argiroudis, K ^a   Georgiou, M ^a   Livada, I ^a   Doukas, P ^a   Assimakopoulos, M N ^a   Sfakianaki, A ^a   Pavlou, K ^a   Geros, V ^a   Papaglastra, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Dwellings; Indoor pollutants; Suspended particulates; Tobacco smoke; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; HOUSES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); SMOKE; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

INDOOR AIR QUALITY; TOBACCO SMOKE; VENTILATION RATE;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 33847732252     PISSN: 14733315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733315.2007.11683752     Document Type: Article

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