Evaluation of building characteristics in 27 dwellings in Denmark and the effect of using particle filtration units on PM2.5 concentrations

Building and Environment

Volumn 73, Issue , 2014, Pages 55-63

  Spilak, Michal P ^a   Karottki, Gabriela D ^b   Kolarik, Barbara ^a   Frederiksen, Marie ^a   Loft, Steffen ^b   Gunnarsen, Lars ^a  

^a AALBORG UNIVERSITY   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Air cleaner characteristics; Intervention study; Particle removal efficiency; PM2.5; Re circulation of the air

Indexed keywords

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; BUILDING CHARACTERISTICS; CARDIO-VASCULAR DISEASE; CONCENTRATION LEVELS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; PARTICLE REMOVAL EFFICIENCY; RECIRCULATIONS;

AIR CLEANERS; DISEASES;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

BUILDING; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); FILTRATION; INDOOR AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER;

DENMARK;

EID: 84890839635     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2013.11.020     Document Type: Article

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