Changes to indoor air quality as a result of relocating families from slums to public housing

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 70, Issue , 2013, Pages 179-185

  Burgos, Soledad ^a   Ruiz, Pablo ^a   Koifman, Rosalina ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Chile; Environmental health; Indoor air quality; PM2.5; Public housing; Slums

Indexed keywords

CHILE; ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; PUBLIC HOUSING; SLUMS;

ENVIRONMENTAL ENGINEERING; HEATING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; SURVEYS; WATER ANALYSIS;

HOUSING;

FUEL;

AIR QUALITY; AIR SAMPLING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; INDOOR AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTANT SOURCE; SEWAGE DISPOSAL; SOCIAL HOUSING;

ADULT; AIR POLLUTION; AIR QUALITY; ARTICLE; CHILE; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); FAMILY; HEATING; HOUSING; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SMOKING;

CHILE; METROPOLITANA;

EID: 84873518765     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.12.044     Document Type: Article

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