Spatial and temporal variations in indoor environmental conditions, human occupancy, and operational characteristics in a new hospital building

PLoS ONE

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2015, Pages

  Ramos, Tiffanie ^a   Dedesko, Sandra ^b   Siegel, Jeffrey A ^b   Gilbert, Jack A ^c,d   Stephens, Brent ^a  

^a Illinois Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^c ARGONNE NATIONAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARBON DIOXIDE;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR TEMPERATURE; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; HOSPITAL BED UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL BUILDING; HUMAN OCCUPANCY; HUMIDITY; ILLUMINATION; INDOOR ENVIRONMENT; MICROBIAL COMMUNITY; NURSING STATION; PRESSURE; SPATIAL ANALYSIS; TEMPORAL ANALYSIS; UNITED STATES; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOSPITAL; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MICROBIOLOGY; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS; TEMPERATURE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MICROBIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; TEMPERATURE; VENTILATION;

EID: 84923927949     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0118207     Document Type: Article

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