Concentration of particulate matter, CO and CO2 in selected schools inMalaysia

Building and Environment

Volumn 87, Issue , 2015, Pages 108-116

  Yang Razali, Nikmatun Yusro ^a   Latif, Mohd Talib ^a   Dominick, Doreena ^a   Mohamad, Noorlin ^a,b   Sulaiman, Fazrul Razman ^c   Srithawirat, Thunwadee ^d  

^a UNIVERSITI KEBANGSAAN MALAYSIA   (Malaysia)

^b UNIVERSITI MALAYSIA TERENGGANU   (Malaysia)

^c UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA   (Malaysia)

^d PIBULSONGKRAM RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

Author keywords

CO; CO2; I O ratio; Indoor air quality; Particulate matter; School classroom

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; CARBON DIOXIDE; COBALT; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AVERAGE CONCENTRATION; ENVIRONMENTAL AGENCY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; METEOROLOGICAL FACTORS; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCHOOL CLASSROOM; TEMPERATURE AND RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

INDOOR AIR POLLUTION;

AIR QUALITY; AIR TEMPERATURE; BUILDING; CARBON DIOXIDE; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDOOR AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; RELATIVE HUMIDITY;

MALAYSIA; PUTRAJAYA; WEST MALAYSIA;

EID: 84922723719     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.01.015     Document Type: Article

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