Reactive indoor air chemistry and health—A workshop summary

The chemical composition of indoor air changes due to the reactive nature of the indoor environment. Historically, only the stable parent compounds were investigated due to their ease of measurement by conventional methods. Today, however, scientists can better characterize oxidation products (gas a...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:International journal of hygiene and environmental health Vol. 220; no. 8; pp. 1222 - 1229
Main Authors: Wells, J.R., Schoemaecker, C., Carslaw, N., Waring, M.S., Ham, J.E., Nelissen, I., Wolkoff, P.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: Germany Elsevier GmbH 01.11.2017
Elsevier
Series:International journal of hygiene and environmental health
Subjects:
Air Pollutants - adverse effects
Air Pollutants - analysis
Air Pollutants - chemistry
Air Pollution, Indoor - adverse effects
Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis
Animals
Chemical Physics
Chemical Sciences
Environmental Exposure
Health effects of indoor air chemistry
Humans
Indoor air modeling
Indoor air quality
Models, Theoretical
or physical chemistry
Oxidants
Oxidants - adverse effects
Oxidants - chemistry
Physics
Reactive indoor chemistry
Theoretical and
Oxidants
Reactive indoor chemistry
Indoor air modeling
Health effects of indoor air chemistry
Indoor air quality
ISSN:1438-4639, 1618-131X, 1618-131X
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:The chemical composition of indoor air changes due to the reactive nature of the indoor environment. Historically, only the stable parent compounds were investigated due to their ease of measurement by conventional methods. Today, however, scientists can better characterize oxidation products (gas and particulate-phase) formed by indoor chemistry. An understanding of occupant exposure can be developed through the investigation of indoor oxidants, the use of derivatization techniques, atmospheric pressure detection, the development of real-time technologies, and improved complex modeling techniques. Moreover, the connection between exposure and health effects is now receiving more attention from the research community. Nevertheless, a need still exists for improved understanding of the possible link between indoor air chemistry and observed acute or chronic health effects and long-term effects such as work-related asthma.
Bibliography:ObjectType-Article-1
SourceType-Scholarly Journals-1
ObjectType-Feature-2
ObjectType-Review-3
content type line 23
ISSN:1438-4639
1618-131X
1618-131X
DOI:10.1016/j.ijheh.2017.09.009