Indoor Air Quality and Health Risks

Dear Colleagues,

The indoor environment represents an important microenvironment in which people spend a large part of their time. Air pollution in indoor environments has been linked to many adverse health effects, including so-called “Sick Building Syndrome”, where symptoms include eyes, nose, throat, skin irritation, headache and tiredness, irritative effects, allergic responses. that trigger asthma episodes, oxidative stress, inflammation and neurogenic effects, pulmonary disease, and cardiovascular diseases. Indoor air pollutants, which can cause these effects (alone or in combination) that can stimulate human senses or cause tissue changes, include VOCs, aldehydes, aerosols, and PM. Other risk factors include technical causes such as ventilation, humidity, and temperature. In addition to indoor air pollutants known for their adverse health effects, concern about reactive indoor air chemistry has grown over the last few years. Products from indoor chemical reactions (e.g., ozone-terpenes) may contribute to adverse effects on health. It is often difficult to measure these chemicals or species. One or more sources emit pollutants into indoor space, directly or indirectly. Those pollutants may react with each other or with pollutants from other sources, including surface indoor materials, creating new compounds (indoor air chemistry). This Special Issue invites critical reviews and research papers on these issues, as well as chemical reaction mechanisms relevant for indoor environments, sources of IAQ, and IAQ health effects.

Prof. Dr. Rosanna Mabilia
Guest Editor

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