Comparison of indoor air quality in restaurant kitchens in Tehran with ambient air quality

Iranian Journal of Environmental Health Science and Engineering

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 59-64

  Ghasemkhani, M ^a   Naseri, F ^a  

^a TEHRAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

CO; Cooking; Gas stove; Indoor air quality; NO2; Restaurant kitchens

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CORRELATION; INDOOR AIR; MEASUREMENT METHOD; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ASIA; EURASIA; IRAN; MIDDLE EAST; TEHRAN;

EID: 46749087061     PISSN: 17351979     EISSN: 17352746     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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