Evidence driven indoor air quality improvement

ǂan ǂinnovative and interdisciplinary approach to improving indoor air quality

Mario Lovrić (Avtor), Goran Gajski (Avtor), Jessica Fernández-Agüera (Avtor), Mira Pöhlker (Avtor), Bojana Žegura (Avtor), Matjaž Novak (Avtor), Alja Štraser (Avtor), Katja Kološa (Avtor), Martina Štampar (Avtor)

Povzetek

Indoor air pollution is a recognized emerging threat, claiming millions of lives annually. People are constantly exposed to ambient and indoor air pollution. The latest research shows that people in developed countries spend up to 90% of their time indoors and almost 70% at home. Although impaired IAQ represents a significant health risk, it affects people differently, and specific populations are more vulnerable: children, the elderly, and people with respiratory illnesses are more sensitive to these environmental risks. Despite rather extensive research on IAQ, most of the current understanding about the subject, which includes pollution sources, indoor–outdoor relationships, and ventilation/filtration, is still quite limited, mainly because air quality monitoring in the EU is primarily focused on ambient air quality and regulatory requirements are lacking for indoor environments. Therefore, the EDIAQI project aims to improve guidelines and awareness for advancing the IAQ in Europe and beyond by allowing user-friendly access to information about indoor air pollution exposures, sources, and related risk factors. The solution proposed with EDIAQI consists of conducting a characterization of sources and routes of exposure and dispersion of chemical, biological, and emerging indoor air pollution in multiple cities in the EU. The project will deploy cost-effective/user-friendly monitoring solutions to create new knowledge on sources, exposure routes, and indoor multipollutant body burdens. The EDIAQI project brings together 18 organizations from 11 different European countries that provide interdisciplinary skills and expertise in various fields, including environmental science and technology, medicine, and toxicology, as well as policy design and public engagement.

Ključne besede

onesnaženost zraka v zaprtih prostorih;zdravstveno tveganje;ranljivo prebivalstvo;kakovost zraka v zaprtih prostorih (IAQ);projekt EDIAQI;monitoring;poti izpostavljenosti;indoor air pollution;health risk;vulnerable populations;IAQ (Indoor Air Quality);EDIAQI project;monitoring solutions;exposure routes;

Podatki

Jezik:	Angleški jezik
Leto izida:	2024
Tipologija:	1.02 - Pregledni znanstveni članek
Organizacija:	NIB - Nacionalni inštitut za biologijo
UDK:	614
COBISS:	209938947
ISSN:	0951-6433
Št. ogledov:	109
Št. prenosov:	69
Ocena:	0 (0 glasov)
Metapodatki:

Ostali podatki

Sekundarni jezik:	Slovenski jezik
Sekundarne ključne besede:	onesnaženost zraka v zaprtih prostorih;zdravstveno tveganje;ranljivo prebivalstvo;kakovost zraka v zaprtih prostorih (IAQ);projekt EDIAQI;monitoring;poti izpostavljenosti;
Komentar vira:	Soavtorji iz Slo.: Bojana Žegura, Matjaž Novak, Alja Štern, Katja Kološa, Martina Štampar; Članek v PDF formatu obsega 30 str.; Online first: 1 Oct. 2024;
Čas izdaje:	2024
DOI:	10.1002/biof.2126
ID:	25381459