Airborne particulate matter and gaseous air pollutants in residential structures in lodi province, Italy

Indoor Air

Volumn 21, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 489-500

  Cattaneo, A ^a,b   Peruzzo, C ^c   Garramone, G ^d   Urso, P ^a   Ruggeri, R ^e   Carrer, P ^a   Cavallo, D M ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^c OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e Environmental Protection Agency of Lombardy Region (ARPA)   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Carbon monoxide; Nitrogen dioxide; Ozone; Residential homes; Size fractionated particulate matter

Indexed keywords

AGRICULTURE; AIR POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; HOUSING; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

'CURRENT; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; NORTHERN ITALY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PARTICULATE MATTER 10; PO RIVER; RESIDENTIAL HOMES; RESIDENTIAL STRUCTURES; SIZE-FRACTIONATED PARTICULATE MATTER;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE;

ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GAS; HOUSING; HUMAN; ITALY; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASON;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GASES; HOUSING; HUMANS; ITALY; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEASONS;

EID: 84855979972     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0668.2011.00731.x     Document Type: Article

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