Exposure to ultrafine particles in children until 18 years of age: A systematic review.

abstract：UNLABELLED:With the capability to improve indoor air quality while simultaneously reducing energy demand, displacement ventilation is becoming popular. However, the numerical simulation of air distribution in an indoor space with displacement ventilation using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) is challenging because o...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Zhang TT,Lee K,Chen QY

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Measurements of combustion product concentrations were taken in 30 homes where unvented gas fireplaces were used. Measurements of CO, CO(2), NO(x), NO(2) , O(2) (depletion), and water vapor were taken at 1-min interval. The analyzers were calibrated with certified calibration gases for each placement and wer...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Francisco PW,Gordon JR,Rose B

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In this stratified cross-sectional study in eight 'wet' and seven 'dry' schools, 1024 adolescent school children reported potentially building-related symptoms (BRS) in self-administrated questionnaires. From their classrooms dust samples were collected from floors, ventilation ducts, and air; settled dust w...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Meyer HW,Würtz H,Suadicani P,Valbjørn O,Sigsgaard T,Gyntelberg F,Members of a Working Group under the Danish Mold in Buildings program (DAMIB).

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated the physicochemical properties (size, shape, elemental composition, and endotoxin) of size resolved particulate matter (PM) collected from the indoor and corridor environments of classrooms. A comparative hazard profiling of these PM was conducted using human microvascular endothelial cells (HMVEC). Ox...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Chua ML,Setyawati MI,Li H,Fang CHY,Gurusamy S,Teoh FTL,Leong DT,George S

更新日期：2017-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Ventilation performance and pollutant distribution in a traditional ceiling-type ventilation system, a top-return (TR)-type and a floor-return (FR)-type underfloor ventilation systems were performed in a controlled experimental room. Tracer gas method was utilized to determine the age of air and the contamin...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Chao CY,Wan MP

更新日期：2004-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The present paper outlines a modeling approach, which has been developed to model the internal dynamics of heat and moisture transfer in an imperfectly mixed ventilated airspace. The modeling approach, which combines the classical heat and moisture balance differential equations with the use of experimental ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Janssens K,Van Brecht A,Zerihun Desta T,Boonen C,Berckmans D

更新日期：2004-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:We designed and tested a sampling and analysis system for quantitative measurement of airborne cockroach allergen with sufficient sensitivity for residential exposure assessment. Integrated 1-week airborne particle samples were collected at 10-15 LPM in 19 New York City apartments in which an asthmatic child...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Esposito WA,Chew GL,Correa JC,Chillrud SN,Miller RL,Kinney PL

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present paper shows that introducing or removing the same pollution source in an office in two independent investigations, one in Denmark and one in Sweden, using similar experimental methodology, resulted in similar and repeatable effects on subjective assessments of perceived air quality, intensity of sick build...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Wargocki P,Lagercrantz L,Witterseh T,Sundell J,Wyon DP,Fanger PO

更新日期：2002-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ventilation is pivotal in terms of securing optimum indoor air quality. In addition, it also has a major impact on energy use in buildings. It is important, therefore, that the role and impact of ventilation is fully understood and that ventilation is employed efficiently. The purpose of this paper is to review these ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Liddament MW

更新日期：2000-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:High-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration in combination with an electrostatic precipitator (ESP) can be a cost-effective approach to reducing indoor particulate exposure, but ESPs produce ozone. The health effect of combined ESP-HEPA filtration has not been examined. We conducted an intervention study in 89 v...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Day DB,Xiang J,Mo J,Clyde MA,Weschler CJ,Li F,Gong J,Chung M,Zhang Y,Zhang J

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A mechanistic model that considers particle dynamics and their effects on surface emissions and sorptions was developed to predict the fate and transport of phthalates in indoor environments. A controlled case study was conducted in a test house to evaluate the model. The model-predicted evolving concentrations of ben...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Liang Y,Bi C,Wang X,Xu Y

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Continuous emission of unipolar ions has been shown to improve the performance of respirators and stationary filters challenged with non-biological particles. In this study, we investigated the ion-induced enhancement effect while challenging a low-efficiency heating, ventilation and air-conditioning (HVAC) ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Huang R,Agranovski I,Pyankov O,Grinshpun S

更新日期：2008-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We sought to investigate the association between active cigarette smoking (ex- and current smokers) with or without exposure to biomass fuels and respiratory symptoms/lung function in middle-aged adults and the elderly. In the chronic obstructive pulmonary disease surveillance conducted in six cities of Guangdong prov...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Zheng XY,Li ZL,Li C,Guan WJ,Li LX,Xu YJ

更新日期：2020-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In studying productivity, effects of environmental factors have focused only on performance. However, previous studies of the impact of the environment upon performance of mental tasks generally conclude that productivity research is somewhat confusing because the results are sometimes conflicting. In experi...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Tanabe S,Nishihara N

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This paper presents the experimental and numerical modeling of contaminant dispersion in a full-scale environmental chamber with different room air distribution systems. For the experimental modeling, an area source with uniform emissions of a hypothetical contaminant (SF6) from the entire floor surface is d...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： He G,Yang X,Srebric J

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Indoor exposures to allergens, mold spores, and endotoxin have been suggested as etiological agents of asthma; therefore, accurate determination of those exposures, especially in young children (6-36 months), is important for understanding the development of asthma. Because use of personal sampling equipment...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Wang Z,Shalat SL,Black K,Lioy PJ,Stambler AA,Emoekpere OH,Hernandez M,Han T,Ramagopal M,Mainelis G

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The correspondence between impact factor profiles of self-reported skin sensation and of objectively determined skin symptoms was examined using data from the ProKlimA project (1994-1999). A sub-sample of 925 office workers participated in measurements of skin hydration and sebum content and responded to a questionnai...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Brasche S,Bullinger M,Schwab R,Gebhardt H,Herzog V,Bischof W

更新日期：2004-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study reports the outcomes of a systematic literature review, which aims to determine the influence of four indoor environmental parameters - indoor air, thermal, acoustic, and lighting conditions -on the quality of teaching and learning and on students' academic achievement in schools for higher education, defin...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Brink HW,Loomans MGLC,Mobach MP,Kort HSM

更新日期：2020-09-24 00:00:00

abstract：:Occupants of aircraft have reported an array of symptoms related to general discomfort and irritation. Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) have been suggested to contribute to the reported symptoms. VOCs are from products used, bioeffluents from people and oxidation reaction products. Thirty-six healthy, young female su...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Weisel CP,Fiedler N,Weschler CJ,Ohman-Strickland PA,Mohan KR,McNeil K,Space DR

更新日期：2017-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Nitrogen dioxide (NO2) is produced from the exhausts of vehicles and gas appliances and is known to pose certain health risks. In this study, we characterize the exposure to this substance during the first year of life, which is an important period of development. To this end, we used passive samplers to mea...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Esplugues A,Ballester F,Estarlich M,Llop S,Fuentes V,Mantilla E,Iñiguez C

更新日期：2010-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although many U.S. children spend time in child care, little information exists on exposures to airborne particulate matter (PM) in this environment, even though PM may be associated with asthma and other respiratory illness, which is a key concern for young children. To address this data gap, we measured ultrafine pa...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Gaspar FW,Maddalena R,Williams J,Castorina R,Wang ZM,Kumagai K,McKone TE,Bradman A

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Moisture accumulation in building structures, the microbial ecology of water-damaged sites and human exposure to biological contaminants are complex phenomena and may result in various types of indoor air pollution and adverse health outcomes. Commonly reported are building-related irritation symptoms, respi...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Nevalainen A,Seuri M

更新日期：2005-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are an important contributor to adverse health effects associated with ambient air pollution. Despite infiltration of ROS from outdoors, and possible indoor sources (eg, combustion), there are limited data available on indoor ROS. In this study, part of the second phase of Air Composition...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Eftekhari A,Fortenberry CF,Williams BJ,Walker MJ,Dang A,Pfaff A,Ercal N,Morrison GC

更新日期：2021-01-23 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:Indoor air organic compounds were continuously monitored during 3 years in new and older homes which were voluntarily selected throughout countries. The levels of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the new homes decreased markedly after 1 year, and steady emissions of VOCs were obtained in the initial mont...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Park JS,Ikeda K

更新日期：2006-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In the two decades since the first issue of Indoor Air, there have been over 250 peer-reviewed publications addressing chemical reactions among indoor pollutants. The present review has assembled and categorized these publications. It begins with a brief account of the state of our knowledge in 1991 regardin...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Weschler CJ

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In case contaminants are found in enclosed environments such as aircraft cabins or buildings, it is useful to find the contaminant sources. One method to locate contaminant sources is by inverse computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modeling. As the inverse CFD modeling is ill posed, this paper has proposed to ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Zhang TF,Chen Q

更新日期：2007-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:While household air pollution from biomass fuel combustion has been linked to cardiovascular disease, the effects on cardiac structure and function have not been well described. We sought to determine the association between biomass fuel smoke exposure and cardiac structure and function by transthoracic echocardiograp...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Burroughs Peña MS,Velazquez EJ,Rivera JD,Alenezi F,Wong C,Grigsby M,Davila-Roman VG,Gilman RH,Miranda JJ,Checkley W

更新日期：2017-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:This paper reports the abundance in indoor air and dust of eleven organophosphate esters and six phthalate esters. Both groups of these semi-volatile compounds are widely incorporated as additives into plastic materials used in the indoor environment, thus contributing to indoor exposure to industrial chemic...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Bergh C,Torgrip R,Emenius G,Ostman C

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our study conducts a series of investigations in five office buildings chosen according to the types of construction, ventilation, and building age. Formaldehyde was measured by continuous photoacoustic Multi-Gas monitor Type 1302 (Brüel & Kjaer). The 8-h average concentrations in working hours were used to estimate t...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Wu PC,Li YY,Lee CC,Chiang CM,Su HJ

更新日期：2003-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:In this paper, a method is developed to assess the performance of adsorptive building materials that are used for reducing indoor pollutant concentrations. Mass transfer has a great influence on the materials' performance. To control the mass transfer rate precisely in the performance test, the authors have ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Ataka Y,Kato S,Murakami S,Zhu Q,Ito K,Yokota T

更新日期：2004-01-01 00:00:00