Simulating indoor concentrations of NO2 and PM2.5 in multifamily housing for use in health-based intervention modeling

Indoor Air

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 12-23

  Fabian, P ^a,b   Adamkiewicz, G ^b   Levy, J I ^a,b  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b HARVARD SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

CONTAM; Indoor air; Modeling; Public housing

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; IMPURITIES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

CONTAM; ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTANTS; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR CONCENTRATION; INTERVENTION MODELS; LOW INCOMES; MODELING; MULTI-FAMILY HOUSINGS; PM 2.5; PUBLIC HOUSING;

HOUSING;

EID: 84855679042     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2011.00742.x     Document Type: Article

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