Predictors of indoor air concentrations in smoking and non-smoking residences

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 3080-3099

  Héroux, Marie Eve ^a   Clark, Nina ^a   van Ryswyk, Keith ^a   Mallick, Ranjeeta ^a   Gilbert, Nicolas L ^a   Harrison, Ian ^b   Rispler, Kathleen ^b   Wang, Daniel ^c   Anastassopoulos, Angelos ^d   Guay, Mireille ^a   Macneill, Morgan ^a   Wheeler, Amanda J ^a  

^a HEALTH CANADA   (Canada)

^b REGINA QU APPELLE HEALTH REGION   (Canada)

^c ENVIRONMENT CANADA   (Canada)

^d CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Exposure; Residential indoor air quality; Sources

Indexed keywords

ACETALDEHYDE; FORMALDEHYDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; ARTICLE; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HOME ENVIRONMENT; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 78649688364     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16604601     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/ijerph7083080     Document Type: Article

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