Methods for air cleaning and protection of building occupants from airborne pathogens

Building and Environment

Volumn 44, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 1378-1385

  Bolashikov, Z D ^a   Melikov, A K ^a  

^a TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY OF DENMARK   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Air cleaning; Air distribution; Airborne; Generation; Pathogen; Survival

Indexed keywords

AIR FILTERS; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; DECISION MAKING; PATHOGENS; PHOTOCATALYSIS; RISK PERCEPTION; VENTILATION;

AIR CLEANING; AIR DISTRIBUTION; AIRBORNE; GENERATION; SURVIVAL;

AIR PURIFICATION;

AIR QUALITY; CATALYSIS; DILUTION; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; FILTRATION; INDOOR AIR; IRRADIATION; OXIDATION; PATHOGEN; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; VENTILATION;

EID: 60749111474     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2008.09.001     Document Type: Article

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