Sentences with phrase «of indoor air»

They're harmful to our health and a major source of indoor air pollution.

Studies have confirmed the impact of indoor air quality on worker productivity and mood.

Here are 6 toxic sources of indoor air pollution.

This type of cooking paired with poor ventilation leads to high levels of indoor air pollution which can contribute to lung cancer.

Levels of indoor air pollutants can often be four to five times higher than outdoor levels.

Over the last decade, public - health researchers have been exploring more and more ways to help minimize the effects of indoor air pollution.

An easy way to reduce this type of indoor air pollution is to switch to non-toxic options for cleaning.

Not even close: A cubic meter of indoor air contains up to 10 million cells of bacteria.

Studies have shown, for example, that as the temperature and humidity of indoor air increases, its perceived quality declines.

Another consequence of poor ventilation in school buildings is high rates of carbon dioxide, which is not a health threat but does indicate poor ventilation and therefore high rates of indoor air pollution.

The firm has been at the forefront of the defense of indoor air quality, or so - called «sick building syndrome,» claims.

Knowing the sources of indoor air pollution is half the battle.

As research has found, levels of indoor air pollution can be two to five times higher than outdoor air.

Although the connection between indoor air quality and health issues such as asthma, allergies, and respiratory ailments is common knowledge, the importance of indoor air quality for cognitive function is less understood.

Overcrowding also exacerbates the problem of indoor air quality in buildings with poor ventilation.

«Their housing stock generally is older and not so well - maintained,» which exposes residents to a variety of indoor air pollutants, said Amy Funk, an air quality specialist with the Metro East Citizens Air Project at the University of Illinois.

The association states in Position Statement: Indoor Air Quality that it wants to «work with administration, maintenance, personnel, and other health professions in detecting, monitoring, and eliminating sources of indoor air contaminants.»

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Please note the above quote said «600ppm which is typical of indoor air».

Allergic reactions and asthma symptoms are often the result of indoor air pollution from mold or noxious fumes from household cleaners and paints.

Ms. Vennos helped secure a favorable settlement in a Colorado class action case involving claims of indoor air, groundwater, and soil contamination.

Published in the latest issue of Indoor Air, a team of interdisciplinary researchers from UC Berkeley, Nanyang Technological University in Singapore and Stanford University led by Schiavon laid out the results of experiments conducted in the tropical city - state of Singapore.

Given that fall is the prime time for sealing up our homes in an effort to make them more energy efficient, a look at the health of our indoor air is fitting.

[T] he improvement of health through elimination of indoor air pollution,» Slaski and Thurber write, «rarely ranks highly in the calculus of purchasers.»

VTT and TUT's research was the first to evaluate the performance of air filters and mechanisms for filtering nanoparticles out of indoor air.

Xiao also surveyed members of 23 households on energy use and awareness of indoor air pollution.

The role of indoor air pollution should not be downplayed, warn the authors.

The ECETOC «young scientist «award at X2012 (7th International Conference on the Science of Exposure Assessment, organised by the British Occupational Hygene Society) was awarded to Katleen de Brouwere from Vito in Belgium for her paper «mechanistic risk assessment of indoor air pollutants: exposure to phthalates `.

Indoor - air scientists have always used this CO2 as a harmless yardstick for measuring the staleness of indoor air.

«Children spend nearly 80 percent of their time indoors, which makes understanding the effects of indoor air very important,» said co-author, Gregory B. Diette, MD, an associate professor in the School of Medicine and co-director of the Center for Childhood Asthma in the Urban Environment.

Research published in the journal Neurotoxicology shows that childhood diagnosis of asthma, allergies, Asperger's and Tourette's may be linked to exposure of some indoor air pollutants.

These improvements will off gas volatile organic compounds for a considerable time and increase the toxic load of your indoor air.

The term «Sick Building Syndrome» is defined as an «acute incidence of indoor air pollution that can occur in closed or poorly ventilated offices and residences».

With proper ventilation and improved management of indoor air quality, student performance improves, the EPA states.

It's why we collaborated with the EPA to train our facilities directors at all districts we serve to become Masters of Indoor Air Quality.

Less allergens means less itching, but beware of indoor air purifiers that generate ozone as the presence of ozone can greatly worsen allergies and even cause asthma in sensitive patients.

But it's also a moment to remember that millions of children and adults still die needlessly annually from exposure to mosquitoes, fetid water or palls of indoor air pollution from smoldering cooking fires; some governments and companies still trample human rights and pristine ecosystems to extract timber and minerals in remote places, and some among us plot atrocities or torture and subjugate those who are different or, too often, simply female.

We concluded that if you live in a part of the world with relatively clean electricity, then an electric induction range is greener, both for its carbon footprint and because of indoor air quality.

Ventilation is another determinant of indoor air quality in houses.

We know that specific aspects of indoor air quality — such as the amount of CO2, VOCs, particulates and humidity in the air — have demonstrable impacts on student learning and human health more generally.7, 8

One of the key elements of the indoor air quality strategy for the Proud Green Home of St. Louis is the Zehnder energy recovery ventilator (ERV) that will ensure a continuous flow of fresh air.

In mixed climates, building envelopes are constructed in an airtight manner to control air leakage openings, to expedite air pressure control (depressurization of the building envelope above grade during the heating season, pressurization below grade to control ingress of soil gas and other pollutants, and pressurization of the building envelope during the cooling season) and to facilitate the dehumidification of indoor air during the cooling season, thereby limiting interior moisture levels.

In addition to reducing emissions, the project results produce a number of non-carbon benefits for local people, including job creation and the improvement of indoor air quality.

Eve has a sensor that can analyze microscopic particles to give an idea of indoor air quality and more.

Last month, this space focused on the challengers of indoor air quality — mould, formaldehyde, radon — and looked at ways to mitigate them.