Determination of particle concentration in the breathing zone for four different types of office ventilation systems

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 904-911

  Pereira, M L ^a,b,c   Graudenz, G ^b   Tribess, A ^b   Morawska, L ^c  

^a Federal Center of Technological Education of Santa Catarina   (Brazil)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^c QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Air distribution; Contaminant removal; Indoor air; Particle; Ventilation system

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; BUILDINGS; FLOORS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; OFFICE BUILDINGS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICLE SIZE ANALYSIS; REMOVAL;

AIR DISTRIBUTION; CONTAMINANT REMOVAL; INDOOR AIR; PARTICLE; VENTILATION SYSTEM;

VENTILATION;

AIR QUALITY; AIRFLOW; BUILDING; INDOOR AIR; PARTICLE SIZE; VENTILATION;

EID: 58849165687     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.06.006     Document Type: Article

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