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WEBThe Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) Scientific Findings Resource Bank serves as a resource for public health professionals, building professionals and others who seek scientific …

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Ventilation Rates and Health in Homes Indoor Air

WEBVentilation Rates and Health in Homes. In 2015, Carrer et al. [] provided a review of papers on ventilation in homes and health.Eight papers addressing ventilation rates and health …

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Ventilation Rates and Respiratory Illness Indoor Air

WEBThree studies of ventilation and respiratory illness (one performed in military barracks, one in a jail, and one in a nursing home) found an increase in respiratory illness with very low …

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Indoor Air Quality Overview Indoor Air

WEBThe term "indoor air quality (IAQ)", interpreted broadly, refers to the environmental characteristics inside buildings that may affect human health, comfort, or work …

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Dampness and Mold Indoor Air

WEBVisible dampness and mold or mold odor are more clearly associated with symptoms than are higher levels of measured mold in air or dust. Objective health measures are, …

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VOCs and Respiratory Symptoms Indoor Air

WEBThe associations of indoor VOCs, SVOCs, and their sources with allergy and asthma outcomes and lower respiratory symptoms indicative of asthma have been investigated …

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Dampness and Mold Indoor Air

WEBThe dampness and mold growth may occur on visible interior surfaces in the building, including within basements or crawl spaces, or be hidden inside walls and air …

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SVOCs and Health Indoor Air

WEBAt present, the extent of health risks from indoor airborne SVOCs, and from people’s contact with indoor SVOC-contaminated surfaces, is uncertain. 1. Weschler, C.J. and …

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Impacts to IEQ and Health Indoor Air

WEBSevere storms and flooding frequently lead to electrical power outages, loss of heating and cooling, and dislocation from homes. The resulting high or low indoor air temperatures …

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Ozone Indoor Air

WEBUsing Ozone for Air Cleaning. Ozone is a widespread outdoor air pollutant. Increased concentrations of ozone in outdoor air are associated with irritation of the respiratory …

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Increased Use of Air Conditioning and Potential Impacts on …

WEBThe increased use of air conditioning driven by climate change is expected to affect health both positively and negatively. In some locations and buildings, existing air conditioning …

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Dampness-Related Health Risks Indoor Air

WEBDampness-Related Health Risks. Indoor dampness or mold in homes, determined visually or via mold odor, is associated with increases in asthma exacerbation, cough, wheeze, …

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Health Risks of Dampness and Mold in Workplaces Indoor Air

WEBThe dampness-related risk factors associated with increased health symptoms varied among these 10 studies. For three studies, symptoms increased with increased visible …

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Volatile and Semi-Volatile Organic Compounds Indoor Air

WEBThe total volatile organic compound (TVOC) concentration is a measure of the total concentration of all measured VOCs. TVOC concentrations have not been demonstrated …

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VOCs and Sensory Irritation Symptoms Indoor Air

WEBFormaldehyde and Sensory Irritation Symptoms. Numerous studies have investigated the potential of formaldehyde to cause irritation symptoms. Formaldehyde is present in …

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VOCs in Cleaning Products Indoor Air

WEBA substantial number of scientific studies now have found that chemicals, including VOCs, emitted from cleaning and sanitizing products may have health effects, primarily in …

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Volatile Organic Compounds Indoor Air

WEBIndoor volatile organic compounds, or VOCs, are carbon-containing organic chemicals present in indoor air. They come from a large number of indoor sources including …

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Introduction to VOCs Indoor Air

WEBIf the concentration is 1 ppb (or 1 ppm), for every billion (or million) molecules of air there is one molecule of the VOC. If the concentration is 1 µg/m 3, then for every cubic meter …

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