Indoor Air Quality in the Built Environment: Characterization, Dynamics, and Control Strategies
A special issue of Atmosphere (ISSN 2073-4433). This special issue belongs to the section "Air Quality".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2026) | Viewed by 409
Special Issue Editor
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Indoor air quality (IAQ) has become an increasingly important area of research as people spend most of their lives in indoor built environments, including residences, workplaces, schools, and community spaces, where chemical concentrations often exceed those found in outdoor (ambient) air. IAQ is influenced by a complex mix of sources, including emissions from building materials, consumer products, and occupant activities and behavior, as well as the infiltration of outdoor air and subsurface vapor (i.e., vapor intrusion). Energy efficiency practices and modern building designs, while critical for sustainability, have also resulted in more airtight building envelopes that may amplify indoor air concentrations.
This Special Issue invites contributions focused on the characterization, dynamics, and control of indoor air quality within the built environment. Topics of interest include source identification and characterization, transport and fate of particulate and gas-phase contaminants, and emerging methods for IAQ monitoring and modeling.
Dr. Chase Holton
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- indoor air quality
- indoor built environment
- vapor intrusion
- indoor air concentrations
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