Microplastics and their Additives in the Indoor Environment. [PDF]
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl, 2022 Analyses of air and house dust have shown that pollution of the indoor environment with microplastics could pose a fundamental hygienic problem. Indoor microplastics can result from abrasion, microplastic beads are frequently added to household products ...
Salthammer T.
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Effects of nature on restorative and cognitive benefits in indoor environment. [PDF]
Sci Rep, 2023 This study investigates the effects of natural exposure in an indoor environment on restorative quality and cognitive ability. Thirty participants were shown nature at three different indoor sites: baseline, indoor (some vegetation), and semi-indoor (a ...
Rhee JH +4 more
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Phytoremediation for the indoor environment: a state-of-the-art review. [PDF]
Rev Environ Sci Biotechnol, 2023 Poor indoor air quality has become of particular concern within the built environment due to the time people spend indoors, and the associated health burden.
Matheson S, Fleck R, Irga PJ, Torpy FR.
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A comprehensive review of microbial contamination in the indoor environment: sources, sampling, health risks, and mitigation strategies. [PDF]
Front Public Health, 2023 The quality of the indoor environment significantly impacts human health and productivity, especially given the amount of time individuals spend indoors globally.
Chawla H +7 more
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A Review on the Impact of Outdoor Environment on Indoor Thermal Environment
Buildings, 2023 Outdoor environment exchanges heat with indoor environment, enabling pollutants to infiltrate indoors, affecting buildings’ energy efficiency, comfort, and indoor air quality.
Wei Yang, Chunqing Li, Yaolin Lin
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Formaldehyde in the Indoor Environment
Chemical Reviews, 2010 1.1. History Formaldehyde was described in the year 1855 by the Russian scientist Alexander Michailowitsch Butlerow. The technical synthesis by dehydration of methanol was achieved in 1867 by the German chemist August Wilhelm von Hofmann. The versatility that makes it suitable for use in various industrial applications was soon discovered, and the ...
Sibel Mentese, Tunga Salthammer
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Occupant productivity and office indoor environment quality: A review of the literature
Building and Environment, 2016 The purpose of this paper is to review the existing literature to draw an understanding of the relationship between indoor environmental quality and occupant productivity in an office environment.
Martha Katafygiotou +2 more
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Building and Environment, 2018 The influences of indoor environment quality on occupant health have long been one of the main focuses in built environment and public health research. However, evidence to this effect has been inconsistent.
Isabelle Y S Chan, Anita M M Liu
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Exploring the effects of spectral light exposure on University students' sleep quality: A cross-sectional study [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 In developed nations, 2/3 of the population fail to obtain the recommended 7-9 hours of sleep, with large consequences for health and productivity. A potent stimulus in regulating sleep and wake balance is light received at a light-sensitive retinal ...
Khanie Mandana S. +5 more
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Reduced personal exposure to airborne cross-infection using wearable exhaust ventilation [PDF]
E3S Web of Conferences, 2023 This study aimed to explore an alternative solution for protection against cross-infection. Exposure reduction to exhaled airborne contaminants by wearing an exhaust nozzle was studied.
Bivolarova Mariya P. +6 more
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