Indoor school environment: Easy and low cost to assess inorganic pollutants

Journal of Radioanalytical and Nuclear Chemistry

Volumn 286, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 495-500

  Canha, N ^a   Freitas, M C ^a   Almeida, S M ^a   Almeida, M ^b   Ribeiro, M ^b   Galinha, C ^c   Wolterbeek, H Th ^d  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b INSTITUTO POLITÉCNICO DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^d DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Chemical elements; Children; Classrooms; Total particulate matter

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM; IRON; POLYCARBONATE; POTASSIUM; SODIUM; ZINC;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIR QUALITY STANDARD; CARCINOGEN TESTING; CARCINOGENICITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HEALTH CARE COST; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INORGANIC CHEMISTRY; NEUTRON ACTIVATION ANALYSIS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PORTUGAL; PRIMARY SCHOOL; SOIL CHEMISTRY;

EID: 78449288260     PISSN: 02365731     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10967-010-0781-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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