Ventilation strategies and indoor particulate matter in a classroom

Indoor Air

Volumn 25, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 168-175

  Fischer, A ^a   Ljungstrom E ^a   Hagerhed Engman L ^b   Langer, S ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^b SP TECHNICAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF SWEDEN   (Sweden)

^c IVL SWEDISH ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Aerosol; Human occupancy; Indoor air chemistry; PM 10; School; Submicron particles

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; VENTILATION;

HUMAN OCCUPANCY; INDOOR AIR CHEMISTRY; NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE MASS; PARTICLE NUMBERS; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM 10; SCHOOL; SUBMICRON PARTICLE; VENTILATION STRATEGY;

OZONE;

PARTICULATE MATTER;

AIR CONDITIONING; ANALYSIS; ENERGY CONSERVATION; HUMAN; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCEDURES; SCHOOL; STANDARDS;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CONSERVATION OF ENERGY RESOURCES; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCHOOLS; VENTILATION;

EID: 84925193615     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12133     Document Type: Article

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