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Indoor Air

Title:		A review of critical residential buildings parameters and activities when investigating indoor air quality and pollutants
Author(s):		Baeza Romero MT; Dudzinska MR; Amouei Torkmahalleh M; Barros N; Coggins AM; Ruzgar DG; Kildsgaard I; Naseri M; Rong L; Saffell J; Scutaru AM; Staszowska A;
Address:		"Universidad de Castilla-La Mancha. Dpto. Quimica-Fisica, Escuela de Ingenieria Industrial y Aeroespacial, Toledo, Spain. Faculty of Environmental Engineering, Lublin University of Technology, Lublin, Poland. Division of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, University of Illinois Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA. Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, School of Engineering and Digital Sciences, Nazarbayev University, Astana, Kazakhstan. UFP Energy, Environment and Health Research Unit (FP-ENAS), University Fernando Pessoa, Porto, Portugal. School of Natural Sciences & Ryan Institute, National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland. School of Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana, USA. Metallurgical and Materials Engineering Department, Bursa Technical University, Bursa, Turkey. Tengbomgruppen AB, Stockholm, Sweden. Department of Civil and Architectural Engineering, Aarhus University, Aarhus C, Denmark. NosmoTech Ltd, Cambridge, UK. German Environment Agency, Berlin, Germany"
Journal Title:		Indoor Air
Year:		2022
Volume:		32
Issue:		11
Page Number:		e13144 -
DOI:		10.1111/ina.13144
ISSN/ISBN:		1600-0668 (Electronic) 0905-6947 (Print) 0905-6947 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Indoor air in residential dwellings can contain a variety of chemicals, sometimes present at concentrations or in combinations which can have a negative impact on human health. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) surveys are often required to characterize human exposure or to investigate IAQ concerns and complaints. Such surveys should include sufficient contextual information to elucidate sources, pathways, and the magnitude of exposures. The aim of this review was to investigate and describe the parameters that affect IAQ in residential dwellings: building location, layout, and ventilation, finishing materials, occupant activities, and occupant demography. About 180 peer-reviewed articles, published from 01/2013 to 09/2021 (plus some important earlier publications), were reviewed. The importance of the building parameters largely depends on the study objectives and whether the focus is on a specific pollutant or to assess health risk. When considering classical pollutants such as particulate matter (PM) or volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the building parameters can have a significant impact on IAQ, and detailed information of these parameters needs to be reported in each study. Research gaps and suggestions for the future studies together with recommendation of where measurements should be done are also provided"
Keywords:		"Humans *Air Pollution, Indoor/analysis *Air Pollutants/analysis *Environmental Pollutants Environmental Monitoring Particulate Matter/analysis building parameters indoor air pollutants indoor air quality residential buildings;"
Notes:		"MedlineBaeza Romero, Maria Teresa Dudzinska, Marzenna R Amouei Torkmahalleh, Mehdi Barros, Nelson Coggins, Ann Marie Ruzgar, Duygu Gazioglu Kildsgaard, Ivana Naseri, Motahareh Rong, Li Saffell, John Scutaru, Ana Maria Staszowska, Amelia eng Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Review England 2022/11/29 Indoor Air. 2022 Nov; 32(11):e13144. doi: 10.1111/ina.13144"