| Title: | Surveillance of Indoor Air Concentration of Volatile Organic Compounds in Luxembourgish Households |
| Author(s): | Alvarez-Vaca D; Duca RC; Borras-Santos A; Hardy E; Creta M; Eicher C; Wurth L; Vergison A; Van Nieuwenhuyse A; |
| Address: | "Unit Environmental Hygiene and Human Biological Monitoring, Department of Health Protection, Laboratoire National de Sante (LNS), 1 Rue Louis Rech, L-3555 Dudelange, Luxembourg. Microbiology Department, Laboratoire National de Sante (LNS), 1 Rue Louis Rech, L-3555 Dudelange, Luxembourg. Environment and Health, Department of Public Health and Primary Care, KU Leuven, Kapucijnenvoer 35, 3000 Leuven, Belgium. Unit Medical Expertise and Data Intelligence, Department of Health Protection, Laboratoire National de Sante (LNS), 1 Rue Louis Rech, L-3555 Dudelange, Luxembourg. Directorate of Health, Ministry of Health, 13a, rue de Bitbourg, L-1273 Luxembourg, Luxembourg. Department of Health Protection, Laboratoire National de Sante (LNS), 1 Rue Louis Rech, L-3555 Dudelange, Luxembourg" |
| Journal Title: | Int J Environ Res Public Health |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 1660-4601 (Electronic) 1661-7827 (Print) 1660-4601 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Exposure to air pollution is a well-known health risk. For instance, volatile and very volatile organic compounds (VOCs and VVOCs) are known to cause respiratory, haematologic or immune diseases, and even cancer. Based on the Luxembourgish indoor pollution surveillance program, we performed an exploratory analysis for the period 2014-2019, in order (1) to evaluate the prevalence of VOCs and VVOCs in households, and (2) to estimate the risks of lifelong exposure to selected VOCs on the health of the adult population. The database included 715 indoor air samples from 159 different households. Observed VOC and VVOC levels were similar to those in neighbouring countries. Our health impact assessment identified some health risks associated with the observed concentrations in Luxembourg. Furthermore, this study shows the major public health importance of having a national indoor pollution surveillance system in place. Highlights: (1) This study provides an overview of the domestic indoor pollution in Luxembourg. (2) (V)VOCs levels in Luxembourg were similar to those in neighbouring countries. (3) The results clearly show the importance of having a surveillance system in place" |
| Keywords: | "Adult *Air Pollutants/analysis *Air Pollution/analysis *Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis Environmental Monitoring/methods Humans Luxembourg/epidemiology *Volatile Organic Compounds/analysis indoor air quality indoor pollution risk assessment volatile organi;" |
| Notes: | "MedlineAlvarez-Vaca, Daniel Duca, Radu Corneliu Borras-Santos, Alicia Hardy, Emilie Creta, Matteo Eicher, Carole Wurth, Laurence Vergison, Anne Van Nieuwenhuyse, An eng Switzerland 2022/05/15 Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2022 Apr 30; 19(9):5467. doi: 10.3390/ijerph19095467" |
