Background: The challenges of third-world countries toward curbing indoor air pollution
seem insurmountable as its solution is closely linked to their economic incapacities, lifestyle …

Humans have practically become an indoor species, spending up to 87% of their time in
buildings. The technosphere has thus become the most important environment when it …

Indoor air pollution has occurred since prehistoric times when people moved to live indoors
and fire was brought into closed shelters for cooking and space heating 1. Today, indoor air …

It is a fact that people in developed countries spend almost 90% of their time indoors, where
they experience their greatest exposures. However, regulation of air pollution focuses on …

A call to action for governments, institutions, corporations, and individuals worldwide to
reduce the deadly effects of indoor air pollution (IAP) in developing countries was published …

Due to changes in lifestyle, people spend more time indoors. This refers not only to the time
spent at home and at office premises, but also in shopping malls, recreation centers and …

Through the years, man has built increasingly elaborated buildings to protect himself from
the elements such as rain, snow, and warm air in summer and cool air in winter. However …

In recent years, scientist have come to realize that contaminated air inside buildings is a
major route of human exposure to certain air pollutants. While scientific interest in the …

The aim of this book is to synthesize policy-relevant knowledge on air pollution and health,
and thereby provide a firmer basis for improving public health in low and middle income …

Indoor air pollution marked with decreased air quality below the set standard. The quality of
indoor air is determined by ambient air quality as well as by a harmful substance resulting …