S.Ind.Ai.R.—School Network for Indoor Air Quality and Radon: An Innovative Platform for the Flexible Development of Indoor Environment Research Projects in Greek Schools †
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. SINDAIR: An Innovative School Network for Health Awareness and Research
3. Materials and Methods
4. Preliminary Radon Results
5. Discussion
6. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Batris, E.; Georgaki, E.; Nikolopoulos, D.; Valais, I.; Moustris, K. S.Ind.Ai.R.—School Network for Indoor Air Quality and Radon: An Innovative Platform for the Flexible Development of Indoor Environment Research Projects in Greek Schools. Environ. Sci. Proc. 2023, 26, 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026080
Batris E, Georgaki E, Nikolopoulos D, Valais I, Moustris K. S.Ind.Ai.R.—School Network for Indoor Air Quality and Radon: An Innovative Platform for the Flexible Development of Indoor Environment Research Projects in Greek Schools. Environmental Sciences Proceedings. 2023; 26(1):80. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026080
Chicago/Turabian StyleBatris, Evangelos, Evangelia Georgaki, Dimitrios Nikolopoulos, Ioannis Valais, and Konstantinos Moustris. 2023. "S.Ind.Ai.R.—School Network for Indoor Air Quality and Radon: An Innovative Platform for the Flexible Development of Indoor Environment Research Projects in Greek Schools" Environmental Sciences Proceedings 26, no. 1: 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026080
APA StyleBatris, E., Georgaki, E., Nikolopoulos, D., Valais, I., & Moustris, K. (2023). S.Ind.Ai.R.—School Network for Indoor Air Quality and Radon: An Innovative Platform for the Flexible Development of Indoor Environment Research Projects in Greek Schools. Environmental Sciences Proceedings, 26(1), 80. https://doi.org/10.3390/environsciproc2023026080