Chemical versus biological contamination indoors: Trade-offs versus win-win opportunities for improving indoor air quality

Indoor Air

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 173-174

  Carslaw, Nicola ^a   Hathway, Abigail ^a   Fletcher, Louise ^a   Hamilton, Jacqueline ^a   Ingham, Trevor ^a   Noakes, Catherine ^a  

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

BIOLOGICAL CONTAMINATION; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; TRADE OFF; WIN-WIN;

ECONOMIC AND SOCIAL EFFECTS;

EID: 84876740513     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12030     Document Type: Editorial

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