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：:As a basis for determining the lower limit of acceptable humidity in an indoor environment, experiments were conducted for 25 subjects to assess the maximum expected sensations of dryness, discomfort based on humidity, and intolerance based on humidity, under conditions of 26°C and 10% RH. As results, distinct negativ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Takada S

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The indoor environmental quality in classrooms can largely affect children's daily exposure to indoor chemicals in schools. To date, there has not been a comprehensive study of the concentrations of semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs) in French schools. Therefore, the French Observatory for Indoor Air Quality (OQAI...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Wei W,Dassonville C,Sivanantham S,Gregoire A,Mercier F,Le Bot B,Malingre L,Ramalho O,Derbez M,Mandin C

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Portable air cleaners are increasingly used in polluted areas in an attempt to reduce human exposure; however, there has been limited work characterizing their effectiveness at reducing exposure. With this in mind, we recruited forty-three children with asthma from suburban Shanghai and deployed air cleaners (with HEP...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Barkjohn KK,Norris C,Cui X,Fang L,Zheng T,Schauer JJ,Li Z,Zhang Y,Black M,Zhang JJ,Bergin MH

更新日期：2021-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Despite evidence that airborne transmission contributes to influenza epidemics, limited knowledge of the infectiousness of human influenza cases hinders pandemic preparedness. We used airborne viral source strength and indoor CO2 monitoring from the largest human influenza challenge-transmission trial (EMIT: Evaluatin...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Bueno de Mesquita PJ,Noakes CJ,Milton DK

更新日期：2020-11-01 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：:Bioaerosol concentrations in residential buildings located in the Northeastern US have not been widely studied. Here, in 2011-2015, we studied the presence and seasonal variability of culturable fungi and bacteria in three multi-family apartment buildings and correlated the bioaerosol concentrations with building vent...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Myers NT,Calderón L,Pavilonis B,Wang Z,Xiong Y,Sorensen-Allacci M,Plotnik D,Senick J,Gong J,Krogmann U,Andrews CJ,Mainelis G

更新日期：2020-09-15 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：:Concentrations and emission rates of sixteen trace elements in emitted PM during heating soybean oil using three types of pans, including Teflon, granitium, and cast-iron, were investigated. Statistically significant decreases in Mn and Co emission rates were observed when the oil was heated in the cast-iron pan compa...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Broomandi P,Amouei Torkmahalleh M,Akturk M,Ngagine SH,Gorjinezhad S,Ozturk F,Kocak M,Kim J

更新日期：2020-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airtight construction and high-performance thermal insulation materials are commonly considered important building features to enhance indoor thermal comfort while reducing thermal load. However, when water vapor is generated in such airtight indoor spaces, it cannot be discharged to the outside, causing interstitial ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Lee H,Ozaki A,Lee M,Yamamoto T

更新日期：2020-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We developed a novel, compact upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation system with light-emitting diode sources (UR-UVGI-LED) to enhance the disinfection of bioaerosols in an enclosed room space. Its effectiveness was evaluated and compared with the conventional upper-room ultraviolet germicidal irradiation syste...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Nunayon SS,Zhang H,Lai ACK

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to identify determinants of aldehyde and volatile organic compound (VOC) indoor air concentrations in a sample of more than 140 office rooms, in the framework of the European OFFICAIR research project. A large field campaign was performed, which included (a) the air sampling of aldehydes and ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Spinazzè A,Campagnolo D,Cattaneo A,Urso P,Sakellaris IA,Saraga DE,Mandin C,Canha N,Mabilia R,Perreca E,Mihucz VG,Szigeti T,Ventura G,de Oliveira Fernandes E,de Kluizenaar Y,Cornelissen E,Hänninen O,Carrer P,Wolkoff P

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Airborne ultrafine particles (UFP) have been related to adverse health effects, but exposure in vulnerable population groups such as children is still not well understood. We aim to review the scientific literature regarding personal exposure to UFP in different microenvironments in populations until 18 years of age. ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： García-Hernández C,Ferrero A,Estarlich M,Ballester F

更新日期：2020-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aimed to better understand and quantify the influence of ventilation strategies on occupant-related indoor air chemistry. The oxidation of human skin oil constituents was studied in a continuously ventilated climate chamber at two air exchange rates (1 h-1 and 3 h-1 ) and two initial ozone mixing ratios (30...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Salvador CM,Bekö G,Weschler CJ,Morrison G,Le Breton M,Hallquist M,Ekberg L,Langer S

更新日期：2019-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Indoor air quality (IAQ), as determined by the concentrations of indoor air pollutants, can be predicted using either physically based mechanistic models or statistical models that are driven by measured data. In comparison with mechanistic models mostly used in unoccupied or scenario-based environments, statistical m...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Wei W,Ramalho O,Malingre L,Sivanantham S,Little JC,Mandin C

更新日期：2019-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We assessed 45 multifamily buildings (240 apartments) from Finland and 20 (96 apartments) from Lithuania, out of which 37 buildings in Finland and 15 buildings in Lithuania underwent energy retrofits. Building characteristics, retrofit activities, and energy consumption data were collected, and Indoor Air Quality (IAQ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Du L,Leivo V,Prasauskas T,Täubel M,Martuzevicius D,Haverinen-Shaughnessy U

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Energy-efficient building refurbishment has the aim of saving energy and thus reducing CO2 emissions. Increased energy efficiency of a building often implies reduced air exchange. Together with other indoor air quality problems, this may lead to an increase in indoor radon concentration (Rn-222). In order to investiga...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Meyer W

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Analysis of the dust from heating, ventilation, and air conditioning (HVAC) filters is a promising long-term sampling method to characterize airborne particle-bound contaminants. This filter forensics (FF) approach provides valuable insights about differences between buildings, but does not allow for an estimation of ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Givehchi R,Maestre JP,Bi C,Wylie D,Xu Y,Kinney KA,Siegel JA

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study assessed the collection efficiency (CE) of two popularly used sampling devices (BioSampler and Coriolis sampler) for fungal aerosols. Phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) supplemented with or without surfactant (Tween-20, Tween-80, or Triton X-100) and antifoam agent was prepared and used as collection liquids. ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Chang CW,Ting YT,Horng YJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There is growing awareness that indoor exposure to particulate matter with diameter ≤ 2.5 μm (PM2.5 ) is associated with an increased risk of adverse health effects. Cooking is a key indoor source of PM2.5 and an activity conducted daily in most homes. Population scale models can predict occupant exposures to PM2.5 , ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： O'Leary C,de Kluizenaar Y,Jacobs P,Borsboom W,Hall I,Jones B

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Thermal stratification is established when warmer air rises and cooler air descends under thermal buoyancy. It occurs in indoor environment situations including large warehouse-type buildings, buoyancy-driven ventilated spaces with displacement, underfloor ventilation, and/or natural ventilation, and enclosure fires w...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Wang LL,Zhang X,Qi D

更新日期：2019-03-01 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：:Outdoor traffic-related airborne particles can infiltrate a building and adversely affect the indoor air quality. Limited information is available on the effectiveness of high efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filtration of traffic-related particles. Here, we investigated the effectiveness of portable HEPA air cleaner...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Cox J,Isiugo K,Ryan P,Grinshpun SA,Yermakov M,Desmond C,Jandarov R,Vesper S,Ross J,Chillrud S,Dannemiller K,Reponen T

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It has not yet been possible to quantify dose-related health risks attributable to indoor dampness or mold (D/M), to support setting specific health-related limits for D/M. An overlooked target for assessing D/M is moisture in building materials, the critical factor allowing microbial growth. A search for studies of q...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Mendell MJ,Macher JM,Kumagai K

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The accurate quantification of antibiotic-resistant bacteria in indoor air has recently attracted increasing attention. Here, we investigated whether the susceptibility of a nosocomial infection-related microbe, Acinetobacter baumannii, to strong sampling stress caused by Nuclepore filter changes as it develops resist...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Tseng CC,Yu PY,Liou JW,Chang KC

更新日期：2018-06-26 00:00:00

abstract：:Associations between size-fractionated indoor particulate matter (PM) and black carbon (BC) and heart rate variability (HRV) and heart rate (HR) in elderly women remain unclear. Twenty-nine healthy elderly women were measured for 24-hour HRV/HR indices. Real-time size-fractionated indoor PM and BC were monitored on th...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Dong W,Pan L,Li H,Miller MR,Loh M,Wu S,Xu J,Yang X,Shan J,Chen Y,Deng F,Guo X

更新日期：2018-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This study aims to develop an approach to couple a computational fluid dynamics (CFD) solver to the University of California, Berkeley (UCB) thermal comfort model to accurately evaluate thermal comfort. The coupling was made using an iterative JavaScript to automatically transfer data for each individual segment of th...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Voelker C,Alsaad H

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:Cross-sectional studies have shown that exposure to indoor moisture damage and mold may be associated with subclinical inflammation. Our aim was to determine whether early age exposure to moisture damage or mold is prospectively associated with subclinical systemic inflammation or with immune responsiveness in later c...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Karvonen AM,Tischer C,Kirjavainen PV,Roponen M,Hyvärinen A,Illi S,Mustonen K,Pfefferle PI,Renz H,Remes S,Schaub B,von Mutius E,Pekkanen J

更新日期：2018-05-01 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：:Evidence is accumulating that indoor dampness and mold are associated with the development of asthma. The underlying mechanisms remain unknown. New Zealand has high rates of both asthma and indoor mold and is ideally placed to investigate this. We conducted an incident case-control study involving 150 children with ne...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Shorter C,Crane J,Pierse N,Barnes P,Kang J,Wickens K,Douwes J,Stanley T,Täubel M,Hyvärinen A,Howden-Chapman P,Wellington Region General Practitioner Research Network.

更新日期：2018-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dampness affects a substantial percentage of homes and is associated with increased risk of respiratory ailments; yet, the effects of dampness on indoor chemistry are largely unknown. We hypothesize that the presence of water-soluble gases and their aqueous processing alters the chemical composition of indoor air and ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Duncan SM,Sexton KG,Turpin BJ

更新日期：2018-01-01 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：:This study aimed to measure in French children personal exposure concentrations of black carbon (BC) and ultrafine particles (UFP) and to quantify the contribution of different microenvironments (home, school, places of extracurricular activities, transport) to their total exposure. It was conducted on 96 9-year-old c...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Paunescu AC,Attoui M,Bouallala S,Sunyer J,Momas I

更新日期：2017-07-01 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：:A significant number of consumer goods and building materials can act as emission sources of flame retardants (FRs) in the indoor environment. We investigate the relationship between the emission source strength and the levels of 19 brominated flame retardants (BFRs) and seven organophosphate flame retardants (OPFRs) ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Liagkouridis I,Cequier E,Lazarov B,Palm Cousins A,Thomsen C,Stranger M,Cousins IT

更新日期：2017-05-01 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：:The knowledge of exposure to the airborne particle emitted from three-dimensional (3D) printing activities is becoming a crucial issue due to the relevant spreading of such devices in recent years. To this end, a low-cost desktop 3D printer based on fused deposition modeling (FDM) principle was used. Particle number, ...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Stabile L,Scungio M,Buonanno G,Arpino F,Ficco G

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The photolysis of HONO has been found to be the oxidation driver through OH formation in the indoor air measurement campaign SURFin, an extensive campaign carried out in July 2012 in a classroom in Marseille. In this study, the INCA-Indoor model is used to evaluate different HONO formation mechanisms that have been us...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Mendez M,Blond N,Amedro D,Hauglustaine DA,Blondeau P,Afif C,Fittschen C,Schoemaecker C

更新日期：2017-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We report results of analysis of a month-long measurement of indoor air and environment quality parameters in one gym during sporting activities such as football, basketball, volleyball, badminton, boxing, and fitness. We have determined an average single person's contribution to the increase of temperature, humidity,...

journal_title：Indoor air

authors： Žitnik M,Bučar K,Hiti B,Barba Ž,Rupnik Z,Založnik A,Žitnik E,Rodrìguez L,Mihevc I,Žibert J

更新日期：2016-06-01 00:00:00