Spatial and temporal variations in particulate matter concentrations in twelve schools environment in urban and overpopulated camps landscape

Building and Environment

Volumn 90, Issue , 2015, Pages 157-167

  Elbayoumi, Maher ^a   Ramli, Nor Azam ^a   Md Yusof, Noor Faizah Fitri ^a  

^a SCHOOL OF PHYSICS   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Children; Gaza; Indoor air quality; Indoor outdoor (I O) ratio; PM10; PM2.5

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; SCHOOL BUILDINGS;

CHILDREN; GAZA; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; INDOOR-OUTDOOR (I/O) RATIO; PM10; PM2.5;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AIR QUALITY; CHILD HEALTH; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); INDOOR AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION; SPATIAL VARIATION; STUDENT; TEMPORAL VARIATION;

GAZA; MOZAMBIQUE;

EID: 84927741016     PISSN: 03601323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.buildenv.2015.03.036     Document Type: Article

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