Particle loadings and resuspension related to floor coverings in chamber and in occupied school environments

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 55, Issue , 2012, Pages 515-524

  Shaughnessy, Richard ^a   Vu, Hai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TULSA   (United States)

Author keywords

Airborne particles; Carpet; Exposure; Flooring; Resuspension; Schools

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICLE; CARPET; EXPOSURE; FLOORING; RE-SUSPENSION; SCHOOLS;

BUILDING MATERIALS; EXPERIMENTS; LOADING; PARTICLE SIZE; TEXTILES;

FLOORS;

AIRBORNE SURVEY; CHEMICAL COMPOSITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FLOOR; INDOOR AIR; PARTICLE SIZE; RESUSPENSION; SUSPENDED LOAD;

ARTICLE; DUST; ENVIRONMENT; HUMAN; PARTICLE SIZE; PHYSICAL PARAMETERS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL; SURFACE PROPERTY; WALKING;

EID: 84862004683     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.04.008     Document Type: Article

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