Effectiveness of heating, ventilation and air conditioning system with HEPA filter unit on indoor air quality and asthmatic children's health

Building and Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 330-337

  Xu, Ying ^a   Raja, Suresh ^a   Ferro, Andrea R ^a   Jaques, Peter A ^a   Hopke, Philip K ^a   Gressani, Cheryl ^b   Wetzel, Larry E ^b  

^a CLARKSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Air Innovations Inc   (United States)

Author keywords

Asthma; Children; Exhaled breath condensate; Mechanical air filter; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANING; AIRCONDITIONING SYSTEMS; ASTHMA; CHILDREN; CHILDREN'S HEALTH; EXHALED BREATH CONDENSATE; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; MECHANICAL AIR FILTER; NITRATE CONCENTRATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PEAK EXPIRATORY FLOWS; RELATIVE HUMIDITIES; RUNNING-IN; TOTAL VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC HUMIDITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONDENSATE TREATMENT; HEATING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR FILTERS;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ASTHMA; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); CONDENSATE; EFFICIENCY MEASUREMENT; FILTER; HEATING; INDOOR AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; VENTILATION;

EID: 70350617807     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2009.06.010     Document Type: Article

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