Abstract
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is an important issue, considering that modern people spend most of their time indoors in houses, workplaces, recreation areas. IAQ has a serious impact on human health, comfort, performance, and wellbeing. In order to minimize the negative consequences, considerable efforts are made to assure the high quality of the indoor air. In the present paper, indoor pollution is analysed in light of its effect on IAQ and human health. The indoor pollutants are due to the presence of higher concentrations of chemical species, physical processes or biologicals in the ambient air.
Highlights
Indoor air pollutants enters the occupant’s body through four different “doors“: through the lungs by respiration, through the mucous membranes of the nose and eyes, through the skin, and through the digestive system
A significant part of the population in developed countries lives in urban environments and works in the office environment, as the post-industrial era has led to a shift from the manufacturing sector to the service and knowledge sector
People are the main reason for the quality of the indoor environment they occupy and, above all, for the indoor air quality
Summary
Indoor air pollutants enters the occupant’s body through four different “doors“: through the lungs by respiration, through the mucous membranes of the nose and eyes, through the skin, and through the digestive system. The dose depends on the concentration of the pollutants and the exposure period. Given the global environmental classification scheme, including the natural and socio-economic environment, as well as international statistics, it can be concluded that the majority of the world population lives in developing countries. A significant part of the population in developed countries lives in urban environments and works in the office environment, as the post-industrial era has led to a shift from the manufacturing sector to the service and knowledge sector. The present paper deals with the problem of indoor air quality (IAQ) in different microenvironments in enclosures
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