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Characterization of indoor air quality and efficiency of air purifier in childcare centers, Korea
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In this article, the average indoor concentrations of fine particles less than 2.5μm were collected from inside ten childcare centers, and from their adjacent outdoor environments in Seoul, Korea during the summer, autumn and winter seasons.About:
This article is published in Building and Environment.The article was published on 2014-12-01. It has received 75 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Air purifier & Indoor air quality.read more
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Impact of PM2.5 in indoor urban environments: A review
TL;DR: In this article, a review of the impact of PM2.5 in indoor urban environments summarizes existing research in this area, specifically, the main sources and sinks in outdoor and indoor environments, the exposure limits that are currently applicable throughout the world, and the main socioeconomic impacts of exposure to PM 2.5.
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Characteristics of public concern on haze in China and its relationship with air quality in urban areas
TL;DR: This study will help policy makers to better understand the patterns of the public's perception of environmental problems and consequently improve the government's capability to deal with these challenges.
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Effect of ventilation strategies and air purifiers on the children's exposure to airborne particles and gaseous pollutants in school gyms.
Antonio Pacitto,Fulvio Amato,Teresa Moreno,Marco Pandolfi,Ana C. Fonseca,Mandana Mazaheri,Luca Stabile,Giorgio Buonanno,Xavier Querol +8 more
TL;DR: The study revealed that the use of air purifiers with windows kept closed (natural ventilation) can lead to a significant reduction in terms of indoor-to-outdoor concentration ratios, and for low ACH values, the reduction is quite negligible.
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Indoor PM2.5 concentrations in residential buildings during a severely polluted winter: A case study in Tianjin, China
TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper investigated the effects of infiltration and indoor pollution on the level of PM2.5 in residential buildings, using a DustTrak II aerosol monitor, measuring in a typical residential building in Tianjin with different openings to the external environment.
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Association between respiratory health and indoor air pollution exposure in Canakkale, Turkey
Sibel Mentese,Nihal Arzu Mirici,Müşerref Tatman Otkun,Coşkun Bakar,Elif Palaz,Deniz Tasdibi,Sibel Cevizci,Osman Cotuker +7 more
TL;DR: Negative associations between asthma and FEV1/FVC ratio, and between respiratory symptom score (RSS) and FEVs, support the idea that the PF test can be a good indicator for (early) prognosis of respiratory diseases.
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Systematic cleaning of the mite antigens in home environment and its effects on atopic dermatitis
TL;DR: The results suggest that an air purifier would be an effective contribution to the maintenance of a mite-reduced home environment.
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Indoor Air Quality and Health
TL;DR: In this article, the authors discuss the World Health Organization approach in setting several sets of health guidelines with that aim of minimising the impact of human exposure in indoor environments, starting from thermal comfort and extending to psychological factors such as stress.
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가정용 가습기의 사용자 습관에 따른 실내공기 중 바이오에어로졸의 발생특성
TL;DR: In this article, a study was performed in order to evaluate the generation characteristics of airborne bacteria and fungi while operating a household humidifier, in consideration of user habits, in which a cultivation method based on the viable counts of mesophilic heterotrophic bacteria and fungus was performed.
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