Particle resuspension in school gyms during physical activities

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 12, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 803-813

  Buonanno, G ^a,b   Fuoco, F C ^a   Marini, S ^a   Stabile, L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

^b QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Coarse particles; Human activity; Indoor; Particle resuspension; Schools

Indexed keywords

COARSE PARTICLES; HUMAN ACTIVITIES; INDOOR; PARTICLE RESUSPENSIONS; SCHOOLS;

VENTILATION;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AEROSOL; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CALIBRATION; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); HEALTH IMPACT; HUMAN ACTIVITY; INDOOR AIR; PARTICLE SIZE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RESUSPENSION; SIZE DISTRIBUTION; SPECTROMETER; STUDENT; VENTILATION;

EID: 84866461870     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2011.11.0209     Document Type: Article

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