PM10, O3, CO concentrations and elemental analysis of airborne particles in a school building

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 8, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 77-87

  Triantafyllou, A G ^a   Zoras, S ^a   Evagelopoulos, V ^a   Garas, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

Author keywords

CO indoor levels; Environmental tobacco smoke; I O ratio; Indoor air quality; O3; PM 10 elemental analysis; PM10; School buildings

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUILDING; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHEMICAL PROCESS; INDOOR AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; TRACE ELEMENT;

EURASIA; EUROPE; GREECE; SOUTHERN EUROPE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 38349095898     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11267-007-9132-z     Document Type: Article

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