An experimental study of air quality inside large athletic halls

Building and Environment

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 834-848

  Stathopoulou, O I ^a   Assimakopoulos, V D ^b   Flocas, H A ^a   Helmis, C G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^b NATIONAL OBSERVATORY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Air pollutants measurements; Athletic halls; Indoor air quality; Statistical tools; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VENTILATION;

AIRFLOW PATTERNS; ATHLETIC HALLS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; POLLUTION STRATIFICATION;

AIR QUALITY;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC CHEMISTRY; ATMOSPHERIC COMPOSITION; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; TIME SERIES ANALYSIS; VENTILATION;

AIR QUALITY; AIRFLOW; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUILDING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; SPORTS FACILITY; VENTILATION;

EID: 37549001348     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2007.01.026     Document Type: Article

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