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Indoor Air Quality and Health

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  • Alessandra Cincinelli

    (Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Florence, Italy)

  • Tania Martellini

    (Department of Chemistry “Ugo Schiff”, University of Florence, via della Lastruccia 3, 50019 Sesto Fiorentino Florence, Italy)

Abstract

In the last few decades, Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has received increasing attention from the international scientific community, political institutions, and environmental governances for improving the comfort, health, and wellbeing of building occupants.[...]

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  • Alessandra Cincinelli & Tania Martellini, 2017. "Indoor Air Quality and Health," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 14(11), pages 1-5, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:14:y:2017:i:11:p:1286-:d:116285
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