Indoor air quality in old and new schools

WIT Transactions on Biomedicine and Health

Volumn 11, Issue , 2007, Pages 25-32

  Rumchev, K ^a   Ourangui, R ^a   Bertolatti, D ^a   Spickett, J ^a  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Formaldehyde; Indoor air quality; Particulate matter; School

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; HEALTH CARE; HEALTH RISKS; LIVING SYSTEMS STUDIES; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

PARTICULATE MATTER; SCHOOLS; ULTRA FINE PARTICLES;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

EID: 38849092010     PISSN: 17433525     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.2495/EHR070031     Document Type: Conference Paper

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