<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>A vast majority of people today spend more time indoors than outdoors. However, the air quality indoors may be as bad as or even worse than the air quality outside. This is due to the continuous circulation of the same air without proper ventilation and filtration systems, causing a buildup of pollutants. As such, indoor air quality monitoring should be considered more seriously. Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a measure of the air quality within and around buildings and relates to the health and comfort of building occupants. To determine the IAQ, computer modeling is done to simulate the air flow and human exposure to the pollutant. Currently, very few instruments are available to measure the indoor air pollution index. In this paper, we will review the list of techniques available for measuring IAQ, but our emphasis will be on indoor air toxicity monitoring.</p></abstract>

A vast majority of people today spend more time indoors than outdoors. However, the air quality indoors may be as bad as or even worse than the air quality outside. This is due to the continuous circulation of the same air without proper ventilation and filtration systems, causing a buildup of pollutants. As such, indoor air quality monitoring should be considered more seriously. Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a measure of the air quality within and around buildings and relates to the health and comfort of building occupants. To determine the IAQ, computer modeling is done to simulate the air flow and human exposure to the pollutant. Currently, very few instruments are available to measure the indoor air pollution index. In this paper, we will review the list of techniques available for measuring IAQ, but our emphasis will be on indoor air toxicity monitoring.

Indoor air pollution and the contribution of biosensors

Department of Postharvest Science of Fresh Fruit, The Volcani Center, Agricultural Research Organization

School of Material Science and Engineering

Department of Biotechnology Engineering, Faculty of Engineering Sciences

The Ilse Katz Centre for Meso and Nanoscale Science and Technology

The EuroBiotech Journal

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A vast majority of people today spend more time indoors than outdoors. However, the air quality indoors may be as bad as or even worse than the air quality...

Indoor air pollution and the contribution of biosensors

Article Category: Review

Published Online: Jan 25, 2019

Page range: 19 - 31

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebtj-2019-0003

Keywords
Biosensors, Indoor pollution, health, sick building syndrome

© 2019 Evgeni Eltzov, Abri Lavena De Cesarea, ’Yuen Kei Adarina Low, Robert S. Marks, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Indoor air pollution and the contribution of biosensors

Article Category: Review

Published Online: Jan 25, 2019

Page range: 19 - 31

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/ebtj-2019-0003

KeywordsBiosensors, Indoor pollution, health, sick building syndrome

© 2019 Evgeni Eltzov, Abri Lavena De Cesarea, ’Yuen Kei Adarina Low, Robert S. Marks, published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 3.0 License.

Keywords
Biosensors, Indoor pollution, health, sick building syndrome