An assessment of, and response to, potential cross-contamination routes due to defective appliance water trap seals in building drainage systems

Building Services Engineering Research and Technology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 203-222

  Gormley, M ^a   Swaffield, J A ^a   Sleigh, P A ^b   Noakes, C J ^b  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CROSS CONTAMINATION; DRAINAGE SYSTEMS; HABITABLE SPACE; HONG-KONG; IN-BUILDINGS; LABORATORY INVESTIGATIONS; MAIN PROTECTION; NON DESTRUCTIVE; REAL MONITORING; RESEARCH REPORTS; SARS VIRUS; SEVERE ACUTE RESPIRATORY SYNDROME; SITE-TESTING; SOUTHEAST ASIA; TIME FRAME; VENT SYSTEMS; WATER TRAPS;

CONTAMINATION; DRAINAGE; HOUSING; INNOVATION; UNDERWATER ACOUSTICS; VENTS; VIRUSES;

DISEASES;

SARS CORONAVIRUS;

EID: 84860151656     PISSN: 01436244     EISSN: 14770849     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0143624411410619     Document Type: Article

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