Comfort parameters and particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) in school classrooms and outdoor air

Aerosol and Air Quality Research

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1521-1535

  Alves, Célia ^a   Nunes, Teresa ^a   Silva, Joana ^a   Duarte, Márcio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AVEIRO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Air exchange rates; Indoor air quality; OC EC; PM10; PM2.5; Water soluble ions

Indexed keywords

AIR EXCHANGE RATES; CONTINUOUS MEASUREMENTS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; LIGHT SCATTERING TECHNIQUES; OC/EC; SIMULTANEOUS MEASUREMENT; WATER SOLUBLE INORGANIC IONS; WATER-SOLUBLE IONS;

CARBON DIOXIDE; CLEANING; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; IONS;

TEACHING;

AIR QUALITY; INDOOR AIR; LIGHT SCATTERING; ORGANIC CARBON; PARTICULATE MATTER; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; RESUSPENSION; VENTILATION;

EID: 84885036818     PISSN: 16808584     EISSN: 20711409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4209/aaqr.2012.11.0321     Document Type: Article

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