Indoor and outdoor characterisation of organic and inorganic compounds in city centre and suburban elementary schools of Aveiro, Portugal

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 55, Issue , 2012, Pages 80-89

  Pegas, P N ^a   Nunes, T ^a   Alves, C A ^a   Silva, J R ^a   Vieira, S L A ^a   Caseiro, A ^a   Pio, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Indoor air school; Inorganic pollutants; Organic pollutants; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

BIOAEROSOLS; BIOMASS-BURNING; CHILDREN'S HEALTH; COMFORT PARAMETER; ELEMENTAL CARBON; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; INDOOR AIR; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; INDOOR SOURCES; INORGANIC IONS; INORGANIC POLLUTANTS; LEARNING PERFORMANCE; MAXIMUM VALUES; ORGANIC SPECIATION; OUTDOOR CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; POLLUTANT CONCENTRATION; PORTUGAL; RE-SUSPENSION; VEHICLE EMISSION; WATERSOLUBLE;

AEROSOLS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INORGANIC COMPOUNDS; NITROGEN OXIDES; ORGANIC POLLUTANTS; POLLUTION; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; INORGANIC COMPOUND; ORGANIC CARBON; ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AEROSOL COMPOSITION; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BIOMASS BURNING; BUILDING; CHILD HEALTH; EXHAUST EMISSION; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; INDUSTRIAL EMISSION; INORGANIC COMPOUND; MEGACITY; ORGANIC POLLUTANT; PARTICULATE MATTER; SUBURBAN AREA; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

ARTICLE; BIOMASS; CITY; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECIES DIFFERENTIATION; SUBURBAN AREA; TEMPERATURE;

AVEIRO [PORTUGAL]; PORTUGAL;

EID: 84859910051     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.03.059     Document Type: Article

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