Indoor air quality improvement in COVID-19 pandemic

N Agarwal, CS Meena, BP Raj, L Saini, A Kumar… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Introduction The advent of COVID-19 has impinged millions of people. The increased
concern of the virus spread in confined spaces due to meteorological factors has …

Dynamic characteristics of particulate matter resuspension due to human activities in indoor environments: a comprehensive review

F Yuan, R Yao, W Yu, S Sadrizadeh, H Awbi… - Journal of Building …, 2023 - Elsevier
Particulate matter (PM) resuspension from indoor surfaces is one of the leading causes of
occupant exposure to PM. It has been recognized as a main source of indoor air pollution by …

A comprehensive review on mitigating the risk of airborne particles using add-on systems

IJ Al-Rikabi, H Alsaad, P Nejat, C Voelker - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Inadequate indoor ventilation can lead to microbial contamination in enclosed spaces,
necessitating improvements in indoor air quality (IAQ). To address this,'add-on systems' can …

Improving indoor air quality through an air purifier able to reduce aerosol particulate matter (PM) and volatile organic compounds (VOCs): Experimental results

P Fermo, B Artíñano, G De Gennaro, AM Pantaleo… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
The adverse effects of fine particulate matter (PM) and many volatile organic compounds
(VOCs) on human health are well known. Fine particles are, in fact, those most capable of …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of a portable air cleaning device performance in eliminating indoor air contaminants by considering particle transport characteristics

M Gür, M Kılıç - Applied Sciences, 2024 - mdpi.com
Human health is significantly impacted by the quality of the air in living areas. Numerous
factors, such as the kind of particle, clean air delivery rate, room geometry, surface features …

Antimicrobial performance of an innovative technology of atmospheric plasma reactors against bioaerosols: effectiveness in removing airborne viable viruses

J Pourchez, A Peyron, G Sarry, L Leclerc… - Buildings, 2022 - mdpi.com
Reducing the exposure to airborne contaminants, including bioaerosols containing viruses,
is a key challenge in the context of indoor air quality. This study aims to assess the …

Integrated human exposure to air pollution

N Canha, E Diapouli, SM Almeida - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Air pollution is one of the major environmental health problems that people face nowadays,
affecting everyone in the world. The World Health Organization has estimated that, in 2016 …

Analysis of Plasma Ion Distribution and Dust Collection Efficiency of Carbon-Brush Air Purifiers

YS Kim, HG Kim, SC Ko, LK Kwac - Applied Sciences, 2023 - mdpi.com
In recent years, many studies on air purifiers have been conducted, as particulate matter and
virus issues have emerged. In this study, the ion concentration distribution in an air purifier …

Distribution Characteristics of Indoor PM2.5 Concentration Based on the Water Type and Humidification Method

S Park, J Seo, S Lee - … Journal of Environmental Research and Public …, 2020 - mdpi.com
With the industrialization and rapid development of technology that can measure the
concentration of pollutants, studies on indoor atmosphere assessment focusing on …

The effect of air purifier on smoke detector revealed by fire dynamics simulation

T Kim, Y Kim, D Rie - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
In the present study, the relevance of the airflow to the response time of the smoke detector
has been investigated regarding the different air purifier locations by Fire Dynamics …