Environmental and ventilation assessment in child day care centers in Porto: The envirh project

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health - Part A: Current Issues

Volumn 77, Issue 14-16, 2014, Pages 931-943

  Mendes, Ana ^a   Aelenei, Daniel ^b   Papoila, Ana Luísa ^c   Carreiro Martins, Pedro ^c,d   Aguiar, Lívia ^a   Pereira, Cristiana ^a   Neves, Paula ^a   Azevedo, Susana ^e   Cano, Manuela ^f   Proença, Carmo ^f   Viegas, João ^e   Silva, Susana ^a   Mendes, Diana ^a   Neuparth, Nuno ^c   Teixeira, João Paulo ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^c UNIVERSIDADE NOVA DE LISBOA   (Portugal)

^d Universidade de Lisboa   (Portugal)

^e NATIONAL LABORATORY FOR CIVIL ENGINEERING   (Portugal)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH DR RICARDO JORGE   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALLERGEN; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE;

AIR QUALITY; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; AIR TEMPERATURE; AIRFLOW; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM; BUILDING; CHILD; COMFORT; DAY CARE; DERMATOPHAGOIDES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; GRAM NEGATIVE BACTERIUM; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; INFECTION; KINDERGARTEN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; NURSERY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM VENTILATION; SENSATION; SPRING; SURGERY; WINTER;

AIR MICROBIOLOGY; AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALLERGENS; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CHILD DAY CARE CENTERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HUMANS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PORTUGAL; SEASONS; VENTILATION;

EID: 84906243467     PISSN: 15287394     EISSN: 10872620     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15287394.2014.911134     Document Type: Article

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