New Perspectives in Indoor Air Quality provides readers with the latest scientific discoveries related to indoor air quality. After an in-depth introduction to indoor air quality and review of current air quality legislation, the book's chapters explore gaseous pollutants, particulate matter, ultrafine particles, and emerging contaminants. This is followed by analysis of formaldehyde emissions, VOCs, SVOCs, nanomaterials emissions, and combustion sources. From an assessment perspective, chapters include sampling approaches, traditional measuring instruments, automatic measuring instruments, assessment of bioaerosols, and geospatial analysis and modeling.
Finally, the editors address the health effects of poor indoor air quality and examine how climate change has contributed to these issues. Fifteen detailed case studies round out the book to provide practical, real world understanding of the concepts covered throughout the preceding chapters.
1. Introduction to Indoor Air Quality
2. Indoor Air Quality European Legislation: A focus on the current standards
3. Indoor Air Quality Legislation: current guideline in other countries
4. Indoor Air Quality and Gaseous Pollutant
5. Indoor Air Quality and Particulate Matter
6. Indoor Air Quality and Ultrafine Particles
7. What is in the Air? A Focus on the Emerging Contaminants
8. Release of Radon from Building Materials
9. Formaldehyde Emissions from Wood-Based Materials and in New Materials
10. VOCs, SVOCs and nanomaterials Emissions on Indoor Air Quality
11. Indoor Pollution from Combustion Sources
12. Effects of tobacco smoke on indoor air quality
13. Sampling Approaches for Indoor Air Quality
14. Traditional Measuring Instruments for Indoor Air Quality
15. Automatic Measuring Instruments for Indoor Air Quality
16. How Natural Ventilation Improves Indoor Air Quality
17. Mechanical Ventilation for the Control of Indoor Air Quality
18. Assessment of Bioaerosols in Indoor Air Quality
19. Geospatial Analysis and Modeling of Indoor Air Quality
20. Architecture and the Challenges of Indoor Air Quality
21. Building Certifications and Rating Systems
22. Can Not Breathe: Exposure and Health Effects of Poor Indoor Air Quality
23. Exploring the Consequences of Climate Change for Indoor Air Quality CASE
STUDIES
24. Indoor Air in Our Homes: Common Contaminants and Their Sources
25. Common Contaminants that Threaten Hospital Indoor Air Quality
26 The Impact of Common Pollutants on Students Health: The Issue of Indoor
Air Quality in Schools
27. Hidden Spectators: The Common Pollutants in the Indoor Air of Cinema and
Theater
28. The Invisible Veil: Analysis of Common Contaminants in Museum Indoor Air
29. Contaminants Between the Shelves: Indoor Air Quality in Libraries and
Bookshops
30. When the Air in Gyms Becomes Suffocating: The Common Pollutants that
Compromise the Health of Users
31. A Recipe of Pollutants: Common Contaminants and Their Sources in
Restaurants and Pizzerias
32. Next Stop: The Common Contaminants in the Indoor Air Quality of Public
Transport
33. A Breath of Beauty: Common Pollutants that Threaten Indoor Air Quality in
Beauty Centers
34. Sources and Impact of Contaminants on Indoor Air Quality of Churches
35. Paperwork and Contaminants: Indoor Air Quality in Public Offices
36. Indoor Air Quality in Corporate Administrative Offices: Common
Contaminants that Pose Health Risks to Employees
37. European Projects to Support Indoor Air Quality
38. Sigh of Relief: Challenges and Future Perspectives of the Indoor Air
Quality
Prof. Avino studies the development of innovative analytical methodologies for development and application of analytical and sampling methods for the qualitative and quantitative determination of chemical compounds (e.g., contaminants, pollutants, nutrients) in food, agricultural, biological and anthropogenic matrices. These studies are aimed at evaluating inorganic and organic species present at trace and ultra-trace levels in food and environmental (smoke, air, water and soil) matrices, as well as the evaluation of the environmental and human health risks related to the exposure/ingestion of such compounds. In 1998 he received both the Group Achievement NASA Award” and the Next Generation Award” ( 22nd International Symposium on Chromatography). He has also received the Environmental Sapio” Award for his research in the environmental field and in particular in the atmospheric particulate matter problems. Prof. Avino is author and co-author of scientific publications including original papers published in national and international journals and books. Fabiana Carriera received her Masters degree in Food Sciences and Technologies in 2021 from the Department of Agricultural, Environmental and Food Sciences of the University of Molise in Campobasso. She then won a research fellowship at the University of Molise on the determination of formaldehyde in environmental and occupational matrices. She also carried out a research grant at the Department of Civil Engineering and Mechanics of the University of Cassino and Southern Lazio on the characterization of airborne dust emissions from braking systems. She is currently a Ph.D. student in Agrofood Production at the University of Molise.
Gaetano Settimo is part of the permanent staff of the Istituto Superiore di Sanità, (Italian National Institute of Health-ISS). He is regularly involved in the following tasks: i) Expert in national working groups held by the Ministries of the Environment and Health regarding the release of indoor environments (hospital, school, office, etc.), and air quality analysis; ii) Since December 2015 he is the Coordinator of the Study Group Indoor Air Quality ISS; iii) Highly-experienced in the design and implementation of air quality assessment and management programs such as: national air quality implementation (Italian decree DLgs 155/2010). Gaetano Settimo has participated in numerous data collection campaigns for the analysis of:
· environmental macro/micro-air pollutants
· air quality in urban and industrial/work environments
· pollutants in indoor residential environments
