Carbon dioxide and volatile organic compounds levels in mosque in hot arid climate

Indoor and Built Environment

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 456-464

  Al Dabbous, A N ^a   Khan, A R ^b   Al Rashidi, M S ^a   Awadi, L ^a  

^a KUWAIT INSTITUTE FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH   (Kuwait)

^b KUWAIT UNIVERSITY   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Carbon dioxide; Climates; Indoor air quality; Kuwait; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; HUMIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SATISFACTION; TEMPERATURE MEASUREMENT;

EID: 84879223081     PISSN: 1420326X     EISSN: 14230070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1420326X12441807     Document Type: Article

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