A review of indoor air treatment technologies

Reviews in Environmental Science and Biotechnology

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 499-522

  Luengas, Angela ^a,b   Barona, Astrid ^a   Hort, Cecile ^b   Gallastegui, Gorka ^a   Platel, Vincent ^b   Elias, Ana ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE BASQUE COUNTRY UPV EHU   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE PAU ET DES PAYS DE L'ADOUR   (France)

Author keywords

Abatement technologies for indoor pollution; Chemical pollutants; Indoor atmospheres

Indexed keywords

EID: 84938993109     PISSN: 15691705     EISSN: 15729826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11157-015-9363-9     Document Type: Review

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