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The Proposed Indoor Air Quality Acts of 1993: The Comprehensive Solution to a Far-Reaching Problem [PDF]

, 1993
The author discusses a variety of issues which touch upon the problem of indoor air pollution, documents a regulatory gap in the area of indoor air pollution, and suggests that the passage of comprehensive legislation such as the Indoor Air Quality Act
Guiffrida, Grace C.
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Indoor air pollution, physical and comfort parameters related to schoolchildren's health: Data from the European SINPHONIE study.

Science of the Total Environment, 2020
Substantial knowledge is available on the association of the indoor school environment and its effect among schoolchildren. In the same context, the SINPHONIE (School indoor pollution and health: Observatory network in Europe) conducted a study to ...
R. Baloch, C. Maesano, J. Christoffersen, Soutrik Banerjee, M. Gabriel, É. Csobod, E. de Oliveira Fernandes, I. Annesi-Maesano, P. Szuppinger, R. Prokai, P. Farkas, Cecilia Fuzi, E. Cani, Jasna Draganic, Eszter Mogyorósy, Zorica Korac, E. de Oliveira Fernandes, G. Ventura, J. Madureira, I. Paciência, Anabela Martins, Ricardo Pereira, Elisabete Ramos, P. Rudnai, A. Páldy, G. Dura, T. Beregszászi, É. Vaskövi, D. Magyar, T. Pándics, Z. Remény-Nagy, Renáta Szentmihályi, O. Udvardy, M. Varró, S. Kephalopoulos, D. Kotzias, J. Barrero-Moreno, Rahmije Mehmeti, Aida Vilic, Daniel Maestro, H. Moshammer, G. Strasser, Piegler Brigitte, P. Hohenblum, E. Goelen, M. Stranger, Maarten Spruy, Momchil Sidjimov, A. Hadjipanayis, Andromachi Katsonouri-Sazeides, E. Demetriou, Ruzana Kubinova, H. Kazmarová, Beatricia Dlouha, B. Kotlík, Helen Vabar, J. Ruut, Meelis Metus, K. Rand, Antonina Järviste, A. Nevalainen, A. Hyvarinen, M. Täubel, Kati Järvi, C. Mandin, Bruno Berthineau, Heinz-Joern Moriske, M. Giacomini, Anett Neumann, J. Bartzis, K. Kalimeri, D. Saraga, M. Santamouris, M. Assimakopoulos, V. Asimakopoulos, P. Carrer, A. Cattaneo, S. Pulvirenti, Franco Vercelli, F. Strangi, E. Omeri, S. Piazza, A. D'Alcamo, A. Fanetti, P. Sestini, M.A. Kouri, G. Viegi, G. Sarno, S. Baldacci, S. Maio, S. Cerrai, V. Franzitta, S. Bucchieri, F. Cibella, M. Simoni, M. Neri, D. Martuzevicius, E. Krugly, S. Montefort, P. Fsadni, P. Brewczyński, E. Krakowiak, J. Kurek, Elżbieta Kubarek, A. Wlazło, C. Borrego, C. Alves, J. Valente, E. Gurzău, C. Roșu, G. Popiţa, I. Neamtiu, C. Neagu, D. Norback, P. Bluyssen, M. Bohms, P. van den Hazel, F. Cassee, Yuri Bruinen de Bruin, A. Bartoňová, Aileen Yang, Katarína Halzlová, Michal Jajcaj, M. Kániková, Olga Miklankova, Marianna Vítkivá, M. Jovasevic-Stojanovic, M. Zivkovic, Ž. Stevanović, I. Lazović, Z. Stevanovic, Z. Zivković, Sofija Čerović, Jasmina Jocić-Stojanović, D. Mumovic, P. Tarttelin, L. Chatzidiakou, Evangelia Chatzidiakou, Marie-Christine Dewolf   +138 more
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Natural Ventilation Potential of Residential Buildings in China Considering the Combined Effect of Indoor and Outdoor Air Pollution

Buildings
With its rapid economic development, China has had to confront the serious issues of high energy consumption and air pollution. Natural ventilation is regarded as an effective method to reduce building energy consumption, but it is largely influenced by ...
Bo Lin, Changhong Xie, Yan Chen, Xu Xu
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Current State of Indoor Air Phytoremediation Using Potted Plants and Green Walls

Atmosphere, 2021
Urban civilization has a high impact on the environment and human health. The pollution level of indoor air can be 2–5 times higher than the outdoor air pollution, and sometimes it reaches up to 100 times or more in natural/mechanical ventilated ...
Samaneh Bandehali, Taghi Miri, Helen Onyeaka, Prashant Kumar   +3 more
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Study of association between exposure to indoor air pollution and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among nonsmokers in a North Indian population – A case–control study

Indian Journal of Respiratory Care, 2019
Background: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is one of the most killing diseases worldwide. Tobacco smoking is still the most common single cause of COPD, but in developing countries such as India, indoor air pollution is one of the common ...
Madhurmay, Suryakant, Hemant Kumar, Santosh Kumar, Rajendra Prasad, Ajay Kumar Verma, Arvind Kumar Singh   +6 more
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Navigating dust storms and urban living: an analysis of particulate matter infiltration in Dubai’s residences

Frontiers in Built Environment, 2023
In response to the growing concern of air pollution in Dubai, this study was undertaken to measure and analyze indoor and outdoor particulate matter (PM) concentrations in residential buildings during the spring dust storm period. The research focused on
Chuloh Jung, Naglaa Sami Abdelaziz Mahmoud   +1 more
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Characterization of particle number concentrations and PM2.5 in a school: influence of outdoor air pollution on indoor air [PDF]

, 2010
Background, Aim and Scope The impact of air pollution on school children’s health is currently one of the key foci of international and national agencies.
Ayoko, Godwin, Cao, Min, Guo, Hai, He, Congrong, Morawska, Lidia, Zhang, Yanli   +5 more
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Improving Indoor Air Quality through Standardization

Standards, 2023
Human beings experience a large fraction of their exposure to air pollutants in indoor environments. Air pollution is a large environmental health risk, and exposure to ambient air pollution and indoor air pollution contribute equally to the total number
John Saffell, Sascha Nehr
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Enhanced nocturnal and aqueous formation of CHON during winter haze in Beijing

npj Climate and Atmospheric Science
Organic nitrogen aerosols influence haze pollution, climate change, and human health, while our understanding of their molecular composition and formation mechanisms in polluted environments remains limited.
Hui Chen, Fengkui Duan, Tao Ma, Yongliang Ma, Jian Gao, Jingkun Jiang, Shuxiao Wang, Qinqin Zhang, Lidan Zhu, Takashi Kimoto, Tao Huang, Kebin He   +11 more
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EXPLORING INDOOR AIR POLLUTION EXPOSURE DURING PREGNANCY AND RISK OF LOW BIRTH WEIGHT IN SEBERANG ULU 1, PALEMBANG

Jurnal Ilmu Kesehatan Masyarakat, 2019
Adverse birth outcomes are determined by a complex combination of genetic, social, and environmental factors. Numerous studies have concluded an association exists between air pollution and low birth weight (LBW).
Dwi Septiawati, Ani Nidia Listianti
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