| Title: | Investigation of Indoor Air Quality in Houses of Macedonia |
| Author(s): | Vilcekova S; Apostoloski IZ; Meciarova L; Burdova EK; Kiselak J; |
| Address: | "Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Vysokoskolska 4, 04200 Kosice, Slovakia. silvia.vilcekova@tuke.sk. Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Vysokoskolska 4, 04200 Kosice, Slovakia. eko-inzenering@t-home.mk. Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Vysokoskolska 4, 04200 Kosice, Slovakia. ludmila.meciarova@tuke.sk. Institute of Environmental Engineering, Faculty of Civil Engineering, Technical University of Kosice, Vysokoskolska 4, 04200 Kosice, Slovakia. eva.kridlova.burdova@tuke.sk. Institute of Mathematics, Faculty of Science, Pavol Jozef Safarik University in Kosice, Jesenna 5, 04001 Kosice, Slovakia. jozef.kiselak@upjs.sk" |
| Journal Title: | Int J Environ Res Public Health |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1660-4601 (Electronic) 1661-7827 (Print) 1660-4601 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "People who live in buildings are exposed to harmful effects of indoor air pollution for many years. Therefore, our research is aimed to investigate the indoor air quality in family houses. The measurements of indoor air temperature, relative humidity, total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), particulate matters (PM) and sound pressure level were carried out in 25 houses in several cities of the Republic of Macedonia. Mean values of indoor air temperature and relative humidity ranged from 18.9 degrees C to 25.6 degrees C and from 34.1% to 68.0%, respectively. With regard to TVOC, it can be stated that excessive occurrence was recorded. Mean values ranged from 50 mug/m(3) to 2610 mug/m(3). Recommended value (200 mug/m(3)) for human exposure to TVOC was exceeded in 32% of houses. Mean concentrations of PM(2.5) (particular matter with diameter less than 2.5 mum) and PM(10) (diameter less than 10 mum) are determined to be from 16.80 mug/m(3) to 30.70 mug/m(3) and from 38.30 mug/m(3) to 74.60 mug/m(3) individually. Mean values of sound pressure level ranged from 29.8 dB(A) to 50.6 dB(A). Dependence between characteristics of buildings (Year of construction, Year of renovation, Smoke and Heating system) and data from measurements (Temperature, Relative humidity, TVOC, PM(2.5) and PM(10)) were analyzed using R software. Van der Waerden test shows dependence of Smoke on TVOC and PM(2.5). Permutational multivariate analysis of variance shows the effect of interaction of Renovation and Smoke" |
| Keywords: | "Air Pollutants/analysis Air Pollution, Indoor/*analysis Cities Environmental Monitoring *Housing Humidity Particulate Matter/analysis Republic of North Macedonia Temperature Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis Pm Tvoc family house sound pressure level sta;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineVilcekova, Silvia Apostoloski, Ilija Zoran Meciarova, Ludmila Burdova, Eva Kridlova Kiselak, Jozef eng Switzerland 2017/01/04 Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017 Jan 1; 14(1):37. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14010037" |
