Exposure to particulate matter in a mosque

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 56, Issue , 2012, Pages 169-176

  Ocak, Yilmaz ^a   Kiliçvuran, Akin ^a   Eren, Aykut Balkan ^a   Sofuoglu, Aysun ^a   Sofuoglu, Sait C ^a  

^a IZMIR INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Human activity; Indoor air quality; Mosque; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

CLEANING SCHEDULES; CLEANING STRATEGIES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; MOSQUE; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE NUMBERS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SIZE RANGES; SUB-GROUPS; TOXIC AGENTS;

CLEANING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HUMAN ACTIVITY; HYGIENE; INDOOR AIR; ISLAMISM; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; VENTILATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CLEANING; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MOSQUE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIGION; VACUUM;

EID: 84861596601     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.007     Document Type: Article

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