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Publikationstyp
Wissenschaftlicher Artikel
Erscheinungsjahr
2022
A review of critical residential buildings parameters and activities when investigating indoor air quality and pollutants
A review of critical residential buildings parameters and activities when investigating indoor air quality and pollutants
Herausgeber
Quelle
Indoor Air
21 (2022), Heft 11
21 (2022), Heft 11
Schlagwörter
Exposition, Innenraumluft, Luftschadstoff, Schadstoff, Wohngebäude
Forschungskennzahl (FKZ)
Verbundene Publikation
Zitation
BAEZA, María Teresa, Marzenna R. DUDZINSKA, Mehdi Amouei TORKMAHALLEH und Ana Maria SCUTARU, 2022. A review of critical residential buildings parameters and activities when investigating indoor air quality and pollutants. Indoor Air [online]. 2022. Bd. 21 (2022), Heft 11. DOI 10.60810/openumwelt-1358. Verfügbar unter: https://openumwelt.de/handle/123456789/2506
Zusammenfassung englisch
Indoor air in residential dwellings can contain a variety of chemicals, sometimes present at concentrations or in combinations which can have a negative impact on human health. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) surveys are often required to characterize human exposure or to investigate IAQ concerns and complaints. Such surveys should include sufficient contextual information to elucidate sources, pathways, and the magnitude of exposures. The aim of this review was to investigate and describe the parameters that affect IAQ in residential dwellings: building location, layout, and ventilation, finishing materials, occupant activities, and occupant demography. About 180 peer-reviewed articles, published from 01/2013 to 09/2021 (plus some important earlier publications), were reviewed. The importance of the building parameters largely depends on the study objectives and whether the focus is on a specific pollutant or to assess health risk. When considering classical pollutants such as particulate matter (PM) or volatile organic compounds (VOCs), the building parameters can have a significant impact on IAQ, and detailed information of these parameters needs to be reported in each study. Research gaps and suggestions for the future studies together with recommendation of where measurements should be done are also provided. © 2022 The Authors.