Health risk assessment of indoor air pollution in Finnish ice arenas

Environment International

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 51-57

  Salonen, Raimo O ^a   Pennanen, Arto S ^a   Vahteristo, Mikko ^a   Korkeila, Petri ^b   Alm, Sari ^a   Randell, Jukka T ^a,c  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b TURKU UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c KUOPIO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Finland)

Author keywords

Abatement strategy; Carbon monoxide; Epidemic poisoning; Nitrogen dioxide; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; CONTAMINATION; HEALTH HAZARDS; MATHEMATICAL MODELS; NITROGEN COMPOUNDS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ABATEMENT STRATEGY; EPIDEMIC POISONING; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS;

AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POISONING; RESPIRATORY DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORTS FACILITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CARBON MONOXIDE INTOXICATION; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEALTH HAZARD; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPORT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; FINLAND; NORTHERN EUROPE; SCANDINAVIA;

EID: 37048999103     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2007.06.012     Document Type: Article

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