Pilot Study on the Physical, Chemical, and Biological Determinants of Indoor Air Quality in University Classrooms
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Language: English
Page range: 753 - 762
Submitted on: Mar 31, 2023
Accepted on: Sep 18, 2023
Published on: Nov 17, 2023
Published by: Riga Technical University
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© 2023 Edgars Edelmers, Rūta Kauce, Vita Konopecka, Elizabete Veignere, Klinta Luīze Sprūdža, Valters Neļķe, Elizabete Citskovska, Viktorija Šipilova, Matīss Čikuts, Elizabete Skrebele, Ingus Skadiņš, Žanna Martinsone, Anatolijs Borodinecs, published by Riga Technical University
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