Characterizing ultrafine particles and other air pollutants at five schools in South Texas

Indoor Air

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 33-42

  Zhang, Q ^a   Zhu, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Classrooms; I O ratios; Indoor sources; Ultrafine particles; Ventilation

Indexed keywords

TEACHING;

AIR POLLUTANTS; CLASSROOM; I/O RATIO; INDOOR PARTICLES; INDOOR SOURCES; INDOOR-TO-OUTDOOR; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE; URBAN AND RURAL AREAS; VENTILATION SYSTEMS;

VENTILATION;

EID: 84855643333     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2011.00738.x     Document Type: Article

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