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Characterization of indoor air quality and efficiency of air purifier in childcare centers, Korea
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In this article, the average indoor concentrations of fine particles less than 2.5μm were collected from inside ten childcare centers, and from their adjacent outdoor environments in Seoul, Korea during the summer, autumn and winter seasons.About:
This article is published in Building and Environment.The article was published on 2014-12-01. It has received 75 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Air purifier & Indoor air quality.read more
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Characteristics of indoor air quality at urban elementary schools in Seoul, Korea: Assessment of effect of surrounding environments
Jinho Yang,Insick Nam,Hyunjun Yun,Jinman Kim,Hyeon-Ju Oh,Dohee Lee,Si Moon Jeon,Seungho Yoo,Jong Ryeul Sohn +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the indoor air quality measured at elementary schools in Seoul, Korea showed generally low levels of pollutants due to low occupancy and adequate ventilation and the indoor levels of PM10 and TBC in schools near roadways were significantly lower than other surrounding environments due to dispersion of pollutants, without obstruction by buildings and mountains.
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Associations of dwelling characteristics, home dampness, and lifestyle behaviors with indoor airborne culturable fungi: On-site inspection in 454 Shanghai residences
Xueying Wang,Wei Liu,Chen Huang,Jiao Cai,Li Shen,Zhijun Zou,Rongchun Lu,Jing Chang,Xiaoyang Wei,Chanjuan Sun,Zhuohui Zhao,Yuexia Sun,Jan Sundell,Jan Sundell +13 more
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper collected air samples of airborne culturable fungi from 454 residences with young children (mean age: 6.9 years-old) in Shanghai, China.
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Indoor aerosol size distributions in a gymnasium.
Amaya Castro,Ana I. Calvo,Célia Alves,Elisabeth Alonso-Blanco,Esther Coz,Liliana Marques,Teresa Nunes,José Manuel Fernández-Guisuraga,Roberto Fraile +8 more
TL;DR: The main goal was a characterization of aerosol size distributions in a university gymnasium under different conditions and sports activities and the study of the mass fraction deposited in each of the parts of the respiratory tract.
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Investigation of dust loading and culturable microorganisms of HVAC systems in 24 office buildings in Beijing
TL;DR: In this paper, a series of field tests, which included temperature, RH, air velocity, dust loading, culturable fungi/bacteria loading, were conducted in the following: return air, fresh air, mixture air, cooling, and supply air segments.
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Seasonal variation of air quality in hospitals with indoor–outdoor correlations
TL;DR: In this article, a seasonal exposure assessment in a hospital environment using several air quality indicators including carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO2), particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), and total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) was conducted.
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