Indoor air quality

1. Overview of Indoor Air Quality: What is Indoor Air Quality? Indoor air quality (IAQ) refers to the quality of the air inside buildings as represented by concentrations of pollutants and thermal conditions that affect the health, comfort and performance of occupants. Other factors affecting occupants, such as light and noise, are important indoor environmental quality considerations. Why is IAQ Important to Building Managers? Buildings exist to protect people from the elements and to otherwise

Indoor Air Quality and Environmental Health Indoor air quality (IAQ) refers only to the quality of the ambient air in an interior environment. On average, people spend well over half of their time inside, and research has shown that indoor air in buildings can be more contaminated than outdoor air. The majority of people that work in non-industrial buildings such as offices, schools, and hospitals are exposed daily to poor IAQ. Indoor air pollution (IAP) continually ranks among the top five environmental

Management of Indoors Air Quality in schools: Schools’ children do spend in their classrooms almost double the time they do in their rooms at homes (WHO, 2007). This gives the extra importance of having good indoor air quality at schools which helps to pertain an improved learning environment, increased productivity and better health for students and school staff. Having poor indoor air qualities would have severe consequences on health, behaviors, perception, development and learning disabilities

Publishing Guest editorial Indoor air pollution: a poorly recognised hazard Kin Bong Hubert Lam BSc MPhil PhD Lecturer in Environmental and Occupational Epidemiology Om P Kurmi BSc MSc Research Fellow Jon G Ayres BSc MBBS MD FRCP FRCPE FFOM FRCPSG Professor of Environmental and Respiratory Medicine Institute of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, University of Birmingham, Edgbaston, Birmingham, UK Air is essential for life, and its quality has long been recognised as being

common that air that we breather within various indoor environments have different particles and gaseous contaminants. Upon these contaminants affecting human health and performance they change to be known as indoor pollutants, for example school setting commonly experience this environment. Health and performance in school is also affected by indoor temperature and relative humidity on influence of the airborne level of molds as well as bacteria. Effects of Poor Indoor Air Quality There are

The indoor air quality of natatoriums has become a significant health hazard, particularly regarding competitive swimmers. The lack of regulations and legislature has made this situation worse. HVAC systems, Heating Ventilating & Air Conditioning, are designed to control the air temperature. They have many different uses, for example, regulating the humidity and fresh air turnover rate. However, they do not “clean the air”. As said in the USA Swimming article The Air Quality Issue, “…air quality is

Richard Ellis Ltd. a Site Specific Indoor Air Quality Evaluation and Mould Colonization Activity Assessment was undertaken within the Annex Building of the Sudbury Court House (B11589) located at 155 Elm Street, Sudbury, Ontario. This site specific investigation is in response to concerns expressed by staff within the facility. A Site Specific Indoor Air Quality Evaluation is the measurement of the concentration or range of parameters that evaluate the air quality and the visual inspection of the

Thesis topic: Indoor air quality (IAQ) in residential and commercials units and its adverse effects on human health. Sundell.J. (2004).On the History of Indoor Air Quality and Health. Indoor Air 7(14), 51–58. Indoor air is a critical factor to human health. More than half of the air inhaled is at the homes. Indoor air quality plays a huge role in one’s health. Poor ventilation is one of the main causes of deaths in developing countries. In developed countries, IAQ (Indoor Air quality) is a main cause

Industrialization and urbanization make people live and work in indoors, and some studies found that people in industrialized countries spend around 90% of their lifetime in the inside of the building [1, 2]. Therefore, it is important to recognize that, indoor air quality is an important determinant of public health [3]. In indoor air, the microbial fraction of aerosols present is of fundamental environmental and public health importance. This fraction is commonly termed “bioaerosols” and is a mixture

Instances of Mold Mold is a fungus that can be found in damp places like bathrooms and basements. Mold travels in the air as tiny spores. The spores find their way to a wet area. This is where the spores breed and grow. Effects of Mold on Human Health Great exposure to mold can cause a lot of health problems. Mold can effect the human health by causing allergies, infections, and toxicity. Those most at risk are infants and children, the elderly, pregnant women, allergy and asthma patients