Assessment of indoor environment in Paris child day care centers

Environmental Research

Volumn 111, Issue 8, 2011, Pages 1010-1017

  Roda, Célina ^a   Barral, Sophie ^b   Ravelomanantsoa, Hanitriniala ^b   Dusséaux, Murielle ^b   Tribout, Martin ^b   Le Moullec, Yvon ^b   Momas, Isabelle ^a,c  

^a AP HP   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Hygiène de la Ville de Paris ^*  (France)

^c Mairie de Paris   (France)

Author keywords

Allergen; Child day care center; Endotoxin; Formaldehyde; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

ALDEHYDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENDOTOXIN; HOUSE DUST ALLERGEN; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; AIR TEMPERATURE; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FATE; FORMALDEHYDE; FUNGUS; INDOOR AIR; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RELATIVE HUMIDITY; TOXIN; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR ANALYSIS; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ARTICLE; CLADOSPORIUM; COHORT ANALYSIS; DAY CARE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FRANCE; FUNGUS; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PENICILLIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; INFANT; PARIS; TEMPERATURE;

FRANCE; ILE DE FRANCE; PARIS; VILLE DE PARIS;

ACARI; CLADOSPORIUM; FUNGI; PENICILLIUM;

EID: 80755139511     PISSN: 00139351     EISSN: 10960953     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2011.06.009     Document Type: Article

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