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Exposure to major volatile organic compounds and carbonyls in European indoor environments and associated health risk
Dimosthenis Sarigiannis,Spyros Karakitsios,Alberto Gotti,Ioannis Liakos,Athanasios Katsoyiannis +4 more
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The review process indicated that significant differences in indoor air quality exist within and among the countries where data were available, indicating corresponding differences in sources and emission strength of airborne chemicals, identified or not.About:
This article is published in Environment International.The article was published on 2011-05-01. It has received 437 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Indoor air quality & European union.read more
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Review of evidence on health aspects of air pollution – REVIHAAP Project. Technical Report. World Health Organization Regional Office for Europe 2013
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors present answers to 24 questions relevant to reviewing European policies on air pollution and to addressing health aspects of these policies, which were developed by a large group of scientists engaged in the WHO project REVIHAAP.
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A review of indoor air treatment technologies
Angela Luengas,Angela Luengas,Astrid Barona,Cecile Hort,Gorka Gallastegui,Vincent Platel,Ana Elías +6 more
TL;DR: In this article, a general overview of single treatment techniques such as mechanical and electrical filtration, adsorption, ozonation, photolysis, photocatalytic oxidation, biological processes, and membrane separation is presented.
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Removal of Indoor Volatile Organic Compounds via Photocatalytic Oxidation: A Short Review and Prospect
Yu Huang,Steven Sai Hang Ho,Steven Sai Hang Ho,Yanfeng Lu,Niu Ruiyuan,Lifeng Xu,Junji Cao,Shuncheng Lee +7 more
TL;DR: The traditional air cleaning methods and current photocatalytic oxidation approaches in both of VOCs and formaldehyde degradation in indoor environments are reviewed and summarized.
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Formaldehyde in the Ambient Atmosphere: From an Indoor Pollutant to an Outdoor Pollutant?
TL;DR: Today, the formaldehyde concentrations in outdoor air, particularly in polluted urban areas, sometimes already reach indoor levels, largely a result of photochemical processes and the use of biofuels.
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Characterization and health risk assessment of VOCs in occupational environments in Buenos Aires, Argentina
J.E. Colman Lerner,J.E. Colman Lerner,Erica Yanina Sanchez,Jorge Enrique Sambeth,Atilio Andrés Porta,Atilio Andrés Porta +5 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors used passive diffusion monitors (3M-3500) to detect volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in indoor air in small enterprises in La Plata city and surrounding areas.
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