Children exposure to atmospheric particles in indoor of Lisbon primary schools

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 45, Issue 40, 2011, Pages 7594-7599

  Almeida, Susana Marta ^a   Canha, Nuno ^a   Silva, Ana ^a   Do Carmo Freitas, Maria ^a   Pegas, Priscilla ^b   Alves, Célia ^b   Evtyugina, Margarita ^b   Pio, Casimiro Adrião ^b  

^a INSTITUTO TECNOLÓGICO E NUCLEAR   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Atmospheric particles; Indoor air; Natural ventilation; School

Indexed keywords

EID: 84862026680     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.11.052     Document Type: Conference Paper

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