| Title: | Evidence driven indoor air quality improvement : an innovative and interdisciplinary approach to improving indoor air quality |
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| Authors: | ID Lovrić, Mario (Author)
ID Gajski, Goran (Author)
ID Fernández-Agüera, Jessica (Author)
ID Pöhlker, Mira (Author)
ID Žegura, Bojana (Author)
ID Novak, Matjaž (Author)
ID Štern, Alja (Author)
ID Kološa, Katja (Author)
ID Štampar, Martina (Author) |
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| Files: |  URL - Source URL, visit https://doi.org/10.1002/biof.2126
URL - Source URL, visit https://zenodo.org/records/13789528
 PDF - Presentation file, download (2,15 MB)
MD5: E59B943F0219A86ABAC5A3F344FFD97F
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| Language: | English |
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| Typology: | 1.02 - Review Article |
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| Organization: |  NIB - National Institute of Biology
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| Abstract: | Indoor air pollution is a recognized emerging threat, claiming millions of lives annually. People are constantly exposed to ambient and indoor air pollution. The latest research shows that people in developed countries spend up to 90% of their time indoors and almost 70% at home. Although impaired IAQ represents a significant health risk, it affects people differently, and specific populations are more vulnerable: children, the elderly, and people with respiratory illnesses are more sensitive to these environmental risks. Despite rather extensive research on IAQ, most of the current understanding about the subject, which includes pollution sources, indoor–outdoor relationships, and ventilation/filtration, is still quite limited, mainly because air quality monitoring in the EU is primarily focused on ambient air quality and regulatory requirements are lacking for indoor environments. Therefore, the EDIAQI project aims to improve guidelines and awareness for advancing the IAQ in Europe and beyond by allowing user-friendly access to information about indoor air pollution exposures, sources, and related risk factors. The solution proposed with EDIAQI consists of conducting a characterization of sources and routes of exposure and dispersion of chemical, biological, and emerging indoor air pollution in multiple cities in the EU. The project will deploy cost-effective/user-friendly monitoring solutions to create new knowledge on sources, exposure routes, and indoor multipollutant body burdens. The EDIAQI project brings together 18 organizations from 11 different European countries that provide interdisciplinary skills and expertise in various fields, including environmental science and technology, medicine, and toxicology, as well as policy design and public engagement. |
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| Keywords: | indoor air pollution, health risk, vulnerable populations, IAQ (Indoor Air Quality), EDIAQI project, monitoring solutions, exposure routes |
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| Publication status: | In print |
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| Publication version: | Submitted Version |
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| Publication date: | 01.10.2024 |
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| Year of publishing: | 2024 |
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| PID: | 20.500.12556/DiRROS-20778  |
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| UDC: | 614 |
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| ISSN on article: | 0951-6433 |
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| DOI: | 10.1002/biof.2126 |
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| COBISS.SI-ID: | 209938947 |
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| Note: | Soavtorji iz Slo.: Bojana Žegura, Matjaž Novak, Alja Štern, Katja Kološa, Martina Štampar;
Članek v PDF formatu obsega 30 str.;
Online first: 1 Oct. 2024;
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| Publication date in DiRROS: | 06.11.2024 |
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| Views: | 116 |
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| Downloads: | 73 |
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