Correlation of particulate matter with airborne fungi in schools in Greece

International Journal of Ventilation

Volumn 12, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-16

  Dorizas, P V ^a   Kapsanaki Gotsi, E ^a   Assimakopoulos, M N ^a   Santamouris, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Airborne fungi; Indoor air quality; Multiple linear regression models; Particulate matter; PCA; Schools

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; FUNGI; HEALTH RISKS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LINEAR REGRESSION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); RISK ASSESSMENT;

AIRBORNE FUNGI; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; MULTIPLE LINEAR REGRESSION MODELS; OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENT; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRINCIPAL-COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SCHOOL; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS;

EID: 84878912525     PISSN: 14733315     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14733315.2013.11683998     Document Type: Article

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