Indoor air pollution, related human diseases, and recent trends in the control and improvement of indoor air quality

VV Tran, D Park, YC Lee - … journal of environmental research and public …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Indoor air pollution (IAP) is a serious threat to human health, causing millions of deaths each
year. A plethora of pollutants can result in IAP; therefore, it is very important to identify their …

[HTML][HTML] Chemicals in European residences–Part I: A review of emissions, concentrations and health effects of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)

CH Halios, C Landeg-Cox, SD Lowther… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
One of the more important classes of potentially toxic indoor air chemicals are the Volatile
Organic Compounds (VOCs). However, due to a limited understanding of the relationships …

CO2 in indoor environments: From environmental and health risk to potential renewable carbon source

LR López, P Dessì, A Cabrera-Codony… - Science of the total …, 2023 - Elsevier
In the developed world, individuals spend most of their time indoors. Poor Indoor Air Quality
(IAQ) has a wide range of effects on human health. The burden of disease associated with …

Surface oxygen vacancy induced α-MnO2 nanofiber for highly efficient ozone elimination

G Zhu, J Zhu, W Jiang, Z Zhang, J Wang, Y Zhu… - Applied Catalysis B …, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract α-MnO 2 nanofiber with high concentration of surface oxygen vacancy was
obtained via vacuum deoxidation method. The activity of α-MnO 2 strongly depends on the …

[HTML][HTML] Children environmental exposure to particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and biomonitoring in school environments: A review on indoor …

M Oliveira, K Slezakova, C Delerue-Matos… - Environment …, 2019 - Elsevier
Children, an important vulnerable group, spend most of their time at schools (up to 10 h per
day, mostly indoors) and the respective air quality may significantly impact on children …

Indoor air quality and its effects on humans—A review of challenges and developments in the last 30 years

KW Tham - Energy and buildings, 2016 - Elsevier
A reflective approach is adopted in analyzing the reviews on the impact of indoor air quality
on humans over the last 30 years (1986–2016). The major findings reiterate the concerns of …

The atmospheric chemistry of indoor environments

JPD Abbatt, C Wang - Environmental Science: Processes & Impacts, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Through air inhalation, dust ingestion and dermal exposure, the indoor environment plays
an important role in controlling human chemical exposure. Indoor emissions and chemistry …

Organic–inorganic hybrid nanocomposite-based gas sensors for environmental monitoring

A Kaushik, R Kumar, SK Arya, M Nair… - Chemical …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Rapidly increasing environmental pollution has been recognized as a major concern, and its
monitoring has become a priority area for human health. 1− 4 This fact has led efforts to find …

Indoor chemistry

CJ Weschler, N Carslaw - Environmental Science & Technology, 2018 - ACS Publications
This review aims to encapsulate the importance, ubiquity, and complexity of indoor
chemistry. We discuss the many sources of indoor air pollutants and summarize their …

A systematic review on mitigation of common indoor air pollutants using plant-based methods: a phytoremediation approach

R Kumar, V Verma, M Thakur, G Singh… - Air Quality, Atmosphere & …, 2023 - Springer
Environmental pollution, especially indoor air pollution, has become a global issue and
affects nearly all domains of life. Being both natural and anthropogenic substances, indoor …