Assessment of ventilation and indoor air pollutants in nursery and elementary schools in France

Indoor Air

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 350-365

  Canha, N ^a,b   Mandin, C ^b   Ramalho, O ^b   Wyart, G ^b   Riberon J ^b   Dassonville, C ^b   Hanninen O ^c   Almeida, S M ^a   Derbez, M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LISBON   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITÉ GUSTAVE EIFFEL   (France)

^c NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

Author keywords

Air stuffiness index; Aldehydes; CO2; Particulate matter; Volatile organic compounds

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; ALDEHYDES; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER); VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

AIR STUFFINESS INDEX; AIR VENTILATION; ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS; INDOOR AIR POLLUTANTS; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; MASS CONCENTRATION; PARTICULATE MATTER; PM 2.5; VENTILATION AIRS; VENTILATION RATE;

CARBON DIOXIDE;

ALDEHYDE; CARBON DIOXIDE; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUND;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; NURSERY; PARTICULATE MATTER; PROCEDURES; SCHOOL; SEASON; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; TEMPERATURE;

AIR POLLUTANTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ALDEHYDES; CARBON DIOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FRANCE; HUMIDITY; NURSERIES; PARTICULATE MATTER; SCHOOLS; SEASONS; TEMPERATURE; VENTILATION; VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS;

EID: 84935498293     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12222     Document Type: Article

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