Indoor ozone: Concentrations and influencing factors

WW Nazaroff, CJ Weschler - Indoor air, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Because people spend most of their time indoors, much of their exposure to ozone occurs in
buildings, which are partially protective against outdoor ozone. Measurements in …

Emission rates of indoor ozone emission devices: A literature review

C Guo, Z Gao, J Shen - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
As a strong oxidizing gas, ozone can damage the human respiratory tract and
cardiovascular system. Aside from ambient outdoor ozone that enters buildings, indoor …

Formation and transport of secondary contaminants associated with germicidal ultraviolet light systems in an occupied classroom

S Park, Y Won, D Rim - Environmental Science & Technology, 2024 - ACS Publications
Germicidal ultraviolet light (GUV) systems are designed to control airborne pathogen
transmission in buildings. However, it is important to acknowledge that certain conditions …

Facile synthesis of Fe-modified manganese oxide with high content of oxygen vacancies for efficient airborne ozone destruction

J Jia, W Yang, P Zhang, J Zhang - Applied Catalysis A: General, 2017 - Elsevier
Oxygen vacancy engineering is an efficient strategy to improve the catalytic performance of
nanomaterials. In this work, a highly active Fe-modified manganese oxide (Fe-MnO x) was …

Ozone removal on building material surface: A literature review

J Shen, Z Gao - Building and Environment, 2018 - Elsevier
Ozone is a reactive gas that can have negative health effects on human. Building materials
can be significant sinks for indoor ozone, owing to the irreversible heterogeneous reactions …

Experimental evaluation of positive and negative air ions disinfection efficacy under different ventilation duct conditions

SS Nunayon, HH Zhang, X **, ACK Lai - Building and Environment, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigated the effectiveness of different polarities of ionizers in inactivating
bioaerosols in a duct flow condition. Three bacteria species—Escherichia coli (E. coli) …

Facile synthesis of Ag-modified manganese oxide for effective catalytic ozone decomposition

X Li, J Ma, C Zhang, R Zhang, H He - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2019 - Elsevier
O 3 decomposition catalysts with excellent performance still need to be developed. In this
study, Ag-modified manganese oxides (AgMnO x) were synthesized by a simple co …

Detrimental role of residual surface acid ions on ozone decomposition over Ce-modified γ-MnO2 under humid conditions

X Li, J Ma, C Zhang, R Zhang, H He - Journal of Environmental Sciences, 2020 - Elsevier
In the study, the catalyst precursors of Ce-modified γ-MnO 2 were washed with deionized
water until the pH value of the supernatant was 1, 2, 4 and 7, and the obtained catalysts …

Volatile Organic Compounds in<? spiepr146?> Indoor Environments

GA Ayoko, H Wang - Indoor air pollution, 2018 - Springer
This chapter provides an overview of the types, sources and current techniques for
characterising volatile organic compounds (VOC) in nonindustrial indoor environments. It …

A pilot study on the disinfection efficacy of localized UV on the flushing-generated spread of pathogens

ACK Lai, SS Nunayon, TF Tan, WS Li - Journal of hazardous materials, 2018 - Elsevier
The process of toilet-flushing can generate flushing-associated water droplets which can
potentially expose humans to pathogen-laden aerosols. Very little is known about such …