Formulation and validation of an empirical moisture damage index

Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Volumn 8, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 303-309

  Haverinen, Ulla ^a   Vahteristo, Mikko ^a   Pekkanen, Juha ^a   Husman, Tuula ^a   Nevalainen, Aino ^a   Moschandreas, Demetrios ^b  

^a NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

^b ILLINOIS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Building investigation; Exposure modeling; Indoor air; Mold; Residences; Respiratory symptoms

Indexed keywords

DAMAGE DETECTION; FUNGI;

EXPOSURE MODELING; INDOOR AIR; INDUCED EXPOSURE; MOISTURE DAMAGE; OCCUPANT HEALTHS; QUESTIONNAIRE DATA; RESIDENCES; RESPIRATORY SYMPTOMS;

MOISTURE;

CIVIL ENGINEERING; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ESTIMATION METHOD; MODEL VALIDATION; MOISTURE CONTENT; NUMERICAL MODEL;

EID: 8744290626     PISSN: 14202026     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:ENMO.0000004583.93890.86     Document Type: Article

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