Indoor air quality assessment of elementary schools in Curitiba, Brazil

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution: Focus

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 171-177

  Godoi, R H M ^a   Avigo Jr , D ^b   Campos, V P ^c   Tavares, T M ^c   de Marchi, M R R ^d   van Grieken, R ^e   Godoi, A F L ^a  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARANÁ   (Brazil)

^b POSITIVO UNIVERSITY   (Brazil)

^c FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF BAHIA   (Brazil)

^d SÃO PAULO STATE UNIVERSITY UNESP   (Brazil)

^e UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Aldehydes; BTEX; Elementary schools; Indoor air quality

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALDEHYDE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BTEX; ENVIRONMENTAL ASSESSMENT; GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY; INDOOR AIR; MASS SPECTROMETRY; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PRIMARY EDUCATION; SULFUR DIOXIDE; TOXIC SUBSTANCE; URBAN AREA;

BRAZIL; CURITIBA; PARANA;

EID: 73649102465     PISSN: 15677230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11267-009-9220-3     Document Type: Article

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