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Indoor Air Quality documents
Indoor air quality research papers from the Ninth International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate.

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I. Asthma and Respiratory Health - Children  
  File   Size
I.1
Respiratory infections among children in moisture damaged schools:: (pdf)   151 k
I.2
Effect of indoor CO2 concentrations on wheezing attacks in children:: (pdf)   333 k
II. Productivity and Economics
II.1
Do indoor environments in schools influence student performance? A review of literature:: (pdf)   418 k
II.2
Health, energy and productivity in schools; measures of occupant performance:: (pdf)   136 k
II.3
The contribution of restoration and effective operation and maintenance programs on indoor environmental quality and education performance in schools:: (pdf)   200 k
III. Floor Coverings - Carpets vs. "Hard" Surfaces
III.1
VOC and SVOC emissions from adhesives, floor coverings and complete floor structures:: (pdf)   387 k
III.2
Preliminary study of flooring in school in the U.S.: airborne particulate exposures in carpeted vs. uncarpeted classrooms:: (pdf)   397 k
III.3
Real-time measurement of (PM-10) dust levels in a carpeted and non-carpeted school gym room:: (pdf)   99 k
III.4
Indoor air pollution by volatile organic compounds (VOC) emitted from flooring material in a technical university of Switzerland:: (pdf)   315 k
III.5
Effects of health related symptoms of carpet removal and ventilation improvement in eleven schools - a controlled intervention study:: (pdf)   227 k
IV. Children's Environmental Health - Exposure Assessment
IV.1
Health, energy and productivity in schools: overview of the research program:: (pdf)   209 k
IV.2
Energy and indoor environmental quality in relocatable classrooms:: (pdf)   265 k
IV.3
Air quality and ventilation rates in schools in Poland - requirements, reality and possible improvements:: (pdf)   245 k
IV.4
Carbon dioxide levels and dynamics in elementary schools; results of the TESIAS study:: (pdf)   269 k
IV.5
Texas elementary school indoor air study (TESIAS); overview and major findings:: (pdf)   153 k
IV.6
Indoor air pollutants, limited resource households and childcare facilities:: (pdf)   212 k
IV.7
Multidisciplinary evaluation of a public high school:: (pdf)   229 k
IV.8
Total dust exposure and size distribution of air borne particles in day-care centers, schools, and offices:: (pdf)   294 k
IV.9
Vertical profile particulate matter measurements in a California daycare:: (pdf)   207 k
IV.10
Indoor air quality in schools: the impact of ventilation conditions and indoor activity:: (pdf)   246 k
V. Children's Environmental Health - Exposure to Bioaerosols
V.1
Inflammatory potential of dust from schools associated with building related symptoms:: (pdf)   214 k
V.2
Comparison of airborne microbial levels in school kitchen facilities and other schools areas:: (pdf)   210 k
V.3
Indoor allergens in schools: a comparison between Sweden and China:: (pdf)   159 k
V.4
Indoor air quality in two urban elementary schools: comfort parameters and microbial concentrations in air and carpets:: (pdf)   266 k
V.5
Occurance and characteristics of moisture damage in school buildings:: (pdf)   171 k
VI. Children's Environmental Health - School Policy
VI.1
Toward comprehensive federal guidelines for school environmental health:: (pdf)   182 k
VI.2
The EFA project: indoor air quality in European schools:: (pdf)   182 k
VI.3
Education, indoor environmental and HVAC solutions in school buildings - consequences of differences in paradigm shifts:: (pdf)   161 k
VI.4
NJ IAQ tools for schools network: an innovative approach to achieving good IAQ:: (pdf)   147 k
VI.5
Clearing the air: a model for investigating indoor air quality in Texas schools:: (pdf)   179 k
VI.6
The relationship between humidity and indoor air quality in schools:: (pdf)   555 k
VI.7
School indoor air quality assessment and program implementation:: (pdf)   180 k
VII. Natural and Hybrid Ventilation
VII.1 Potential for natural ventilation in urban context: an assessment method:: (pdf)   185 k
VII.2 An approach to the design of natural and hybrid ventilation systems for cooling buildings:: (pdf)   307 k
VIII. Children's Environmental Health - Health Effects of Bioaerosol Exposures
VIII.1
Comparison of the perceived indoor climate and symptoms reported by students and personnel in 16 senior high schools in Sweden:: (pdf)   275 k
VIII.2
Effects of moisture damage repair on microbial exposure and health effects in schools:: (pdf)   186 k
VIII.3
Evaluating effects of moisture damage repairs in the students' health using questionnaires:: (pdf)   302 k
IX. Guidelines, Government Programs, Policy
IX.1
Indoor air quality and energy efficiency in the design of building services systems for school classrooms:: (pdf)   189 k

 

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