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Iran J Public Health

Title:		Towards the Application of Fuzzy Logic for Developing a Novel Indoor Air Quality Index (FIAQI)
Author(s):		Javid A; Hamedian AA; Gharibi H; Sowlat MH;
Address:		"School of Public Health, Shahroud University of Medical Sciences, Shahroud, Iran. Dept. of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Center for Air Pollution Research (CAPR), Institute for Environmental Research (IER), Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran"
Journal Title:		Iran J Public Health
Year:		2016
Volume:		45
Issue:		2
Page Number:		203 - 213
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ISSN/ISBN:		2251-6085 (Print) 2251-6093 (Electronic) 2251-6085 (Linking)
Abstract:		"BACKGROUND: In the past few decades, Indoor Air Pollution (IAP) has become a primary concern to the point. It is increasingly believed to be of equal or greater importance to human health compared to ambient air. However, due to the lack of comprehensive indices for the integrated assessment of indoor air quality (IAQ), we aimed to develop a novel, Fuzzy-Based Indoor Air Quality Index (FIAQI) to bridge the existing gap in this area. METHODS: We based our index on fuzzy logic, which enables us to overcome the limitations of traditional methods applied to develop environmental quality indices. Fifteen parameters, including the criteria air pollutants, volatile organic compounds, and bioaerosols were included in the FIAQI due mainly to their significant health effects. Weighting factors were assigned to the parameters based on the medical evidence available in the literature on their health effects. The final FIAQI consisted of 108 rules. In order to demonstrate the performance of the index, data were intentionally generated to cover a variety of quality levels. In addition, a sensitivity analysis was conducted to assess the validity of the index. RESULTS: The FIAQI tends to be a comprehensive tool to classify IAQ and produce accurate results. CONCLUSION: It seems useful and reliable to be considered by authorities to assess IAQ environments"
Keywords:		Fuzzy-based indoor air quality index (FIAQI) Indoor air pollution (IAP) Indoor air quality (IAQ);
Notes:		"PubMed-not-MEDLINEJavid, Allahbakhsh Hamedian, Amir Abbas Gharibi, Hamed Sowlat, Mohammad Hossein eng Iran 2016/04/27 Iran J Public Health. 2016 Feb; 45(2):203-13"