Experimental investigation of indoor air pollutants in residential buildings

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 471-489

  Tan, Caren C L ^a   Finney, Karen N ^a   Chen, Qun ^a   Russell, Nigel V ^a   Sharifi, Vida N ^a   Swithenbank, Jim ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Air exchange rate; Emission rates; Indoor air pollution; Particle composition; Particle morphology; Particulate matter

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE; NITROGEN DIOXIDE; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

AIR MONITORING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BUILDING; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); ELECTRONICS; ENERGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; KITCHEN; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MORPHOLOGY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESIDENTIAL AREA; RURAL AREA; SKIN;

EID: 84878490036     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X12441806     Document Type: Article

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