Preliminary results from a field study investigating the impact of ventilation rates on indoor air quality and the respiratory health of asthmatic children in Quebec City

Proceedings of the Air and Waste Management Association's Annual Conference and Exhibition, AWMA

Volumn 4, Issue , 2010, Pages 3357-3370

  Aubin, Daniel ^a   Won, Doyun ^a   Schleibinger, Hans ^a   Gauvin, Denis ^b   Lajoie, Pierre ^b   Fugler, Don ^c  

^a NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^b INSTITUT NATIONAL DE SANTÉ PUBLIQUE DU QUÉBEC   (Canada)

^c Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation   (Canada)

Author keywords

Air change rates; Field study; Formaldehyde; Indoor air quality; Tracer gas; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

EID: 79956216113     PISSN: 10526102     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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