Specific indoor environmental quality parameters in college computer classrooms

International Journal of Environmental Research

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 517-524

  Chang, F H ^a   Li, Y Y ^b   Tsai, C Y ^c   Yang, C R ^d  

^a TZU HUI INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Taiwan)

^b SHU TE UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c NATIONAL FORMOSA UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^d CHIA NAN UNIVERSITY OF PHARMACY AND SCIENCE   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Indoor air quality; Indoor environmental quality; Ventilation rate

Indexed keywords

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON DIOXIDE; COMPUTER; EDUCATION; INDOOR AIR; PBDE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TOXIC MATERIAL; VENTILATION;

TAIWAN;

EID: 69849111804     PISSN: 17356865     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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