The effects of building-related factors on classroom relative humidity among North Carolina schools participating in the 'Free to Breathe, Free to Teach' study

Indoor Air

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 620-630

  Angelon Gaetz, K A ^a   Richardson, D B ^a   Lipton, D M ^b   Marshall, S W ^a   Lamb, B ^c   Lofrese, T ^d  

^a University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b North Carolina Division of Public Health   (United States)

^c New Hanover Community Health Center   (United States)

^d Chapel Hill Carrboro City Schools   (United States)

Author keywords

Building related factors; Classrooms; Indoor air quality; Longitudinal study; Relative humidity; Schools

Indexed keywords

AIR QUALITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; TEACHING;

BUILDING-RELATED FACTOR; CLASSROOM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; HEALTH CONCERNS; HIGHER RELATIVE HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR QUALITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORTH CAROLINA; RELATED FACTORS; SCHOOL;

AIR CONDITIONING;

AIR CONDITIONING; ANALYSIS; COHORT ANALYSIS; HEATING; HUMAN; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; NORTH CAROLINA; SCHOOL;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; COHORT STUDIES; HEATING; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NORTH CAROLINA; SCHOOLS; VENTILATION;

EID: 84946488332     PISSN: 09056947     EISSN: 16000668     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ina.12176     Document Type: Article

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