Evaluation of the indoor air quality in restaurants before and after a smoking ban in Portugal

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 323-331

  Madureira, Joana ^a   Mendes, Ana ^a   Santos, Helder ^a   Vilaça, Jorge ^a   Neves, Maria Paula ^a   Mayan, Olga ^a   Teixeira, João Paulo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Benzene; Indoor air quality; Respirable particulate matter; Restaurants; Smoking ban; Tobacco smoke pollution

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CATERING SERVICE; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; PORTUGAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SMOKING; SUSPENDED PARTICULATE MATTER; TEMPERATURE;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 84860483272     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X11409459     Document Type: Article

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