Improvement of the air quality in student health centers with chlorine dioxide

International Journal of Environmental Health Research

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 115-127

  Hsu, Ching Shan ^a   Huang, Da Ji ^a   Lu, Ming Chun ^a  

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

Author keywords

Bioaerosols; Chlorine dioxide; Disinfection; Student health center

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE DIOXIDE;

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; BACKGROUND LEVEL; BACTERIUM; CHLORINE; DISINFECTION; FUNGUS; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDOOR AIR; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT;

AIR MONITORING; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; DISINFECTION; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN;

AEROSOLS; AIR; AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BACTERIA; CHLORINE COMPOUNDS; CITIES; DISINFECTANTS; DISINFECTION; FUNGI; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; OXIDES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; STUDENT HEALTH SERVICES; TAIWAN; TEMPERATURE;

TAIWAN;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); FUNGI;

EID: 77949399493     PISSN: 09603123     EISSN: 13691619     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09603120903440673     Document Type: Article

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