Effects of renovation work on air quality and occupants health in university buildings

Clean - Soil, Air, Water

Volumn 37, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 475-480

  Hasegawa, Asako ^a   Schleibinger, Hans ^b   Nong, Gang ^b   Lusztyk, Ewa ^b  

^a KUMAMOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air pollution; Chamber test; Controlling strategy; Indoor Air; Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BUILDING; CHEMICAL POLLUTANT; HEALTH IMPACT; INDOOR AIR; POLLUTION CONTROL; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

EID: 69549111840     PISSN: 18630650     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/clen.200800215     Document Type: Article

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