Indoor Air Quality or IAQ
Indoor air quality or IAQ refers to the level of environmental pollutants inside homes and buildings. Good IAQ provides clean air for its occupants with minimal exposure to breathable pollutants.
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Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) (B):
Indoor Air Quality refers to the contents of interior air that could affect the health and comfort of occupants. Acceptable IAQ is air in which there are no known concentrations of harmful contaminants ...
Indoor Air Quality - A measure of the value or comfort of people with the air they breathe inside buildings and homes.
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) - Indoor air that contains no known contaminants at harmful concentrations and with which a substantial majority of the people exposed to the air do not express dissatisfaction.
Acceptable Indoor Air Quality: Air in which there are no known contaminants at harmful concentrations as determined by cognizant authorities and with which a substantial majority (80% or more) of the people exposed do not express dissatisfaction.
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) ASHRAE defines acceptable indoor air quality as air in which there are no known contaminants at harmful concentrations as determined by cognizant authorities and with which 80% or more people exposed do not express ...
IAQ- Indoor Air Quality
IARC- International Agency for Research on Cancer
IATDB- Interim Air Toxics Data Base
IBSIN- Innovations in Building Sustainable Industries
IBT- Industrial Biotest Laboratory
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Diseases characterized by allergic responses to pollutants; diseases most clearly associated with indoor air quality are asthma, rhinitis, and pneumonic hypersensitivity.
Source: Terms of the Environment
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Pollution formed indoors can be reduced by ensuring that all gas appliances are working correctly. Good ventilation will improve indoor air quality by dispersing biological pollutants like dust mite, and other pollutants such as cigarette smoke.
Hypersensitivity Diseases: Diseases characterized by allergic responses to pollutants; diseases most clearly associated with indoor air quality are asthma, rhinitis, and pneumonic hypersensitivity.
decipol
Unit of perceived air quality: air on mountains or the sea has a decipol = 0.01; city air with moderate air pollution has a decipol = 0.05- 0.03; acceptable indoor air quality has decipol = 1.4 (for 80% satisfaction).
Formaldehyde: A organic compound/chemical that is toxic to human health when exposed on a widespread basis. Formaldehyde is used frequently in adhesives and conventional building products and contributes negatively to indoor air quality.
indoor air pollution: Chemical, physical, or biological contaminants in indoor air. Visit our Guide to Indoor Air Pollution and Indoor Air Quality for more information.
enclosed spaces, as opposed to those occurring in outdoor, or ambient air. Some examples of indoor air pollutants are nitrogen oxides, smoke, asbestos, formaldehyde, and carbon monoxide. For more information, please go to our indoor air quality ...
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Once you have moved into your building, be sure and keep track of the VOC content of your cleaning materials too, they can also contribute to indoor air quality problems and environmental degradation.
 See also: Air quality, Indoor air, Air, Environment, Environmental
  
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