Consequences of large-scale production of marijuana in residential buildings

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 595-600

  Johnson, Luke I ^a   Miller, J David ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Health; Marijuana grow operations; Moisture; Ventilation rates

Indexed keywords

CANNABIS; CARBON MONOXIDE; PESTICIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ASPERGILLUS FUMIGATUS; BUILDING; CANADA; COMBUSTION; CROP PRODUCTION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FUNGUS GROWTH; HEALTH HAZARD; LARGE SCALE PRODUCTION; MOISTURE; MOULD; NONHUMAN; PLANT BREEDING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RESIDENTIAL HOME; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WATER VAPOR;

EID: 84865080818     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X11411954     Document Type: Review

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