Occupant exposure to indoor air pollutants in modern European offices: An integrated modelling approach

Atmospheric Environment

Volumn 82, Issue , 2014, Pages 9-16

  Terry, Andrew C ^a   Carslaw, Nicola ^a   Ashmore, Mike ^a   Dimitroulopoulou, Sani ^b   Carslaw, David C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN MACEDONIA   (Greece)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cleaning; Heat wave; INDAIR CHEM; Indoor air chemistry; Limonene; Ozone

Indexed keywords

HEAT-WAVE; INDAIR-CHEM; INDOOR AIR CHEMISTRY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS; INTEGRATED MODELLING APPROACH; LIMONENE; OUTDOOR AIR QUALITIES; SECONDARY OXIDATION PRODUCTS;

AIR QUALITY; CLEANING; MONOTERPENES; OFFICE BUILDINGS; OZONE; VENTILATION;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

LIMONENE; OZONE;

ATMOSPHERIC MODELING; ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CLIMATE CONDITIONS; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDOOR AIR; INTEGRATED APPROACH; OCCUPATIONAL EXPOSURE; OXIDATION; VENTILATION;

AIR; AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIR QUALITY; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLEANING; CLIMATE; DEGRADATION; EUROPE; EXPOSURE; HEAT; OXIDATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK; SUMMER;

EUROPE;

EID: 84886256221     PISSN: 13522310     EISSN: 18732844     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.09.042     Document Type: Article

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