Pilot study of high-performance air filtration for classroom applications

Indoor Air

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 185-195

  Polidori, A ^a   Fine, P M ^a   White, V ^a   Kwon, P S ^a  

^a SOUTH COAST AIR QUALITY MANAGEMENT DISTRICT   (United States)

Author keywords

Air filtration; Black carbon; Removal effectiveness; School classrooms; Ultrafine particles; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AIR CLEANERS; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY; CARBON; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

% REDUCTIONS; AIR FILTRATION; BLACK CARBON; INDOOR CONCENTRATION; PANEL FILTERS; PERFORMANCE; PM 2.5; REMOVAL EFFECTIVENESS; SCHOOL CLASSROOM; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84876697933     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12013     Document Type: Article

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