What do we know about indoor air quality in school classrooms? A critical review of the literature

Intelligent Buildings International

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 228-259

  Chatzidiakou, Lia ^a   Mumovic, Dejan ^a   Summerfield, Alex James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

allergens; bacteria; carbon dioxide (CO 2); fungi; health impacts; nitrogen dioxide (NO 2); ozone (O 3); particulate matter (PM); schools; ventilation rates; volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

Indexed keywords

ALLERGENS; HEALTH IMPACT; NITROGEN DIOXIDES; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCHOOLS; VENTILATION RATE;

BACTERIA; FUNGI; HEALTH; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NITROGEN OXIDES; OZONE; PULMONARY DISEASES; SCHOOL BUILDINGS; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ADULT; AIR QUALITY; ALLERGY; ASTHMA; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; BACTERIUM; CARBON DIOXIDE; CHILD HEALTH; CRITICAL ANALYSIS; DISEASE INCIDENCE; FUNGUS; GUIDELINE; HEALTH IMPACT; INDOOR AIR; LITERATURE REVIEW; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; OZONE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; STUDENT; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

FUNGI;

EID: 84867925631     PISSN: 17508975     EISSN: 17566932     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17508975.2012.725530     Document Type: Review

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