Airborne particles in indoor environment of homes, schools, offices and aged care facilities: The main routes of exposure

Environment International

Volumn 108, Issue , 2017, Pages 75-83

  Morawska, L ^a   Ayoko, G A ^a   Bae, G N ^b   Buonanno, G ^a,c,i   Chao, C Y H ^d   Clifford, S ^a   Fu, S C ^d   Hanninen O ^e   He, C ^a   Isaxon, C ^f   Mazaheri, M ^a   Salthammer, T ^a,g   Waring, M S ^h   Wierzbicka, A ^f  

^a QUEENSLAND UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

^b Korea Institute of Science and Technology   (South Korea)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES PARTHENOPE   (Italy)

^d HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Hong Kong)

^e NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^g Wilhelm Klauditz Institut (WKI)   (Germany)

^h Drexel University   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CASSINO AND SOUTHERN LAZIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Aged care indoor particles; Child care indoor particles; Home indoor particles; Indoor aerosols; Indoor particulate matter; Indoor ultrafine particles; Office indoor particles; School indoor particles

Indexed keywords

PARTICLE SIZE;

AIRBORNE PARTICULATE MATTERS; ENVIRONMENTAL RISKS; INDOOR AEROSOLS; INDOOR PARTICLES; PARTICLE NUMBER CONCENTRATION; PARTICLE-SIZE FRACTIONS; PARTICULATE MATTER; ULTRAFINE PARTICLE;

PARTICLES (PARTICULATE MATTER);

AEROSOL; BUILDING; CHILD CARE; CHILD HEALTH; ENVIRONMENTAL RISK; GUIDELINE; HEALTH RISK; INDOOR AIR; PARTICULATE MATTER; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION;

ADULT DAY CARE; AIR PARTICLE CONTROL; AIR QUALITY; AIRBORNE PARTICLE; AMBIENT AIR; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; HEALTH CARE FACILITY; HOME; HUMAN; MICROENVIRONMENT; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL; ANALYSIS; BUILDING; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOME FOR THE AGED; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; WORKPLACE;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HUMANS; PARTICLE SIZE; PARTICULATE MATTER; PRIVATE FACILITIES; SCHOOLS; WORKPLACE;

EID: 85026885239     PISSN: 01604120     EISSN: 18736750     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2017.07.025     Document Type: Review

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