Significant OH production under surface cleaning and air cleaning conditions: impact on indoor air quality
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Source: Indoor Air - May 1, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Nicola Carslaw, Louise Fletcher, Dwayne Heard, Trevor Ingham, Hannah Walker Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Perceived indoor air quality and its relationship to air pollutants in French dwellings
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Source: Indoor Air - May 1, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Sarka Langer, Olivier Ramalho, Eline Le Ponner, Micka ël Derbez, Severine Kirchner, Corinne Mandin Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Human symptom responses to bioeffluents, short ‐chain carbonyls/acids and long‐chain carbonyls in a simulated aircraft cabin environment
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Source: Indoor Air - April 25, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Clifford P. Weisel, Nancy Fiedler, Charles J. Weschler, Pamela Ohman ‐Strickland, Krishnan R. Mohan, Kathy McNeil, David Space Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
A method for assessing the performance of nanofiber films coated on window screens in reducing residential exposures to PM2.5 of outdoor origin in Beijing
This study developed a method for assessing the performance of nanofiber window screens in reducing residential exposure to PM2.5 of outdoor origin in Beijing. The results show that the use of selected nanofiber window screens all the time throughout the year can reduce the mean value of the annual average indoor PM2.5 of outdoor origin by 64–66% for Beijing residences. However, the mean value of annual harmonic average air exchange rate when the windows are open was also reduced from 2.34 h−1 to 0.27–0.35 h−1, which is far below the national standard. If the nanofiber window screens were used only when the outdoor...
Source: Indoor Air - April 25, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Shanshan Shi, Ye Bian, Li Zhang, Chun Chen Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
The impact of biogas and fuelwood use on institutional kitchen air quality in Kampala, Uganda
This study documented cooking behaviors and measured 2.5 μm particulate matter (PM2.5), carbon monoxide (CO), and sulfur dioxide (SO2) concentrations within 14 institutional kitchens in Kampala, Uganda that prepare meals using biogas (n=5), a mixture of biogas and fuelwood (n=3), and fuelwood (n=6). Small institutions (10‐30 people) with biogas kitchens had 99% lower concentrations of PM2.5 (21 μg m−3) than fuelwood kitchens (3,100 μg m−3). Larger institutions (>100 people) had biogas systems that produced insufficient gas and relied on fuelwood to meet over 90% of their energy needs. PM2.5 concentrations in th...
Source: Indoor Air - April 19, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Aleia Ingulli McCord, Sarah Adel Stefanos, Vianney Tumwesige, Dorothy Lsoto, Anna Hillstrom Meding, Angela Adong, James Jay Schauer, Rebecca Anne Larson Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Communicating the health effects of indoor exposure to particulate matter
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Source: Indoor Air - April 18, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: D. A. Butler, G. Madhavan Tags: EDITORIAL Source Type: research
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Source: Indoor Air - April 18, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Tags: Issue Information Source Type: research
Impact of surface ozone interactions on indoor air chemistry: A modeling study
Abstract
An INdoor air Detailed Chemical Model was developed to investigate the impact of ozone reactions with indoor surfaces (including occupants), on indoor air chemistry in simulated apartments subject to ambient air pollution. The results are consistent with experimental studies showing that approximately 80% of ozone indoors is lost through deposition to surfaces. The human body removes ozone most effectively from indoor air per square meter of surface, but the most significant surfaces for C6‐C10 aldehyde formation are soft furniture and painted walls owing to their large internal surfaces. Mixing ratios of betwee...
Source: Indoor Air - April 12, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: M. Kruza, A. C. Lewis, G. C. Morrison, N. Carslaw Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Advanced buffer materials for indoor air CO2 control in commercial buildings
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Source: Indoor Air - April 5, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Pavithra Ethi Rajan, Anirudh Krishnamurthy, Glenn Morrison, Fateme Rezaei Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
The effect of low ventilation rate with elevated bioeffluent concentration on work performance, perceived indoor air quality and health symptoms
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Source: Indoor Air - April 5, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Henna Maula, Valtteri Hongisto, Viivi Naatula, Annu Haapakangas, Hannu Koskela Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Ventilation Rates in Recently Constructed US School Classrooms
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Source: Indoor Air - April 2, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Stuart Batterman, Feng ‐Chiao Su, Andrew Wald, Floyd Watkins, Christopher Godwin, Geoffrey Thun Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Ultrafine particles and black carbon personal exposures in asthmatic and non ‐asthmatic children at school‐age
In conclusion, asthmatic and non‐asthmatic children had a similar time activity pattern and similar average exposures to BC, UFP and LDSA concentrations. This suggests that interventions should be tailored to general population, rather than to subgroups defined by disease.
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Source: Indoor Air - March 19, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Pau Pa ñella, Maribel Casas, David Donaire‐Gonzalez, Raquel Garcia‐Esteban, Oliver Robinson, Antònia Valentín, John Gulliver, Isabelle Momas, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Martine Vrijheid, Jordi Sunyer Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Building dampness and mold in European homes in relation to climate, building characteristics and socio ‐economic status: The European Community Respiratory Health Survey ECRHS II
In conclusion, high ambient temperature and precipitation and high building age can be risk factors for dampness and mold in homes in Europe. (Source: Indoor Air)
Source: Indoor Air - March 19, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: D. Norb äck, J.‐P. Zock, E. Plana, J. Heinrich, C. Tischer, R. Jacobsen Bertelsen, J. Sunyer, N. Künzli, S. Villani, M. Olivieri, G. Verlato, A. Soon, V. Schlünssen, M. I. Gunnbjörnsdottir, D. Jarvis Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLE Source Type: research
Rare earth elements and select actinoids in the Canadian house dust study
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Source: Indoor Air - March 16, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Pat E. Rasmussen, Christine Levesque, Marc Ch énier, H.David Gardner Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
Impact of surface ozone interactions on indoor air chemistry: a modelling study
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Source: Indoor Air - March 16, 2017 Category: Occupational Health Authors: Magdalena Kruza, Alastair C Lewis, Glenn Morrison, Nicola Carslaw Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
