Activity pattern and personal exposure to nitrogen dioxide in indoor and outdoor microenvironments

Environment International

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 36-45

  Kornartit, C ^a   Sokhi, R S ^a   Burton, M A ^a   Ravindra, Khaiwal ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HERTFORDSHIRE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gas electric cooking; Indoor and outdoor sources; Nitrogen dioxide; NO2 NOx ratio; Personal exposure; Smokers; Time weighted average modelling

Indexed keywords

CORROSION; EXPOSURE CONTROLS; NITROGEN; STATISTICAL METHODS;

INDOOR MICROENVIRONMENTS; MEASUREMENT AND ANALYSIS; MICROENVIRONMENTS; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; OUTDOOR MEASUREMENTS; PERSONAL EXPOSURES; SMOKERS; TIME-WEIGHTED AVERAGES;

NITROGEN OXIDES;

NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

ACTIVITY PATTERN; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); ESTIMATION METHOD; INDOOR AIR; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; SMOKING;

ADULT; AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COOKING; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FEMALE; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; KITCHEN; MALE; MICROENVIRONMENT; OFFICE WORKER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SUMMER; WINTER;

EID: 71549168660     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2009.09.004     Document Type: Article

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