Critical review on emerging health effects associated with the indoor air quality and its sustainable management

P Kumar, AB Singh, T Arora, S Singh… - Science of The Total …, 2023 - Elsevier
Indoor air quality (IAQ) is one of the fundamental elements affecting people's health and well-
being. Currently, there is a lack of awareness among people about the quantification …

Concentration, sources, influencing factors and hazards of heavy metals in indoor and outdoor dust: A review

H Chu, Y Liu, N Xu, J Xu - Environmental Chemistry Letters, 2023 - Springer
Heavy metals are a common class of toxic contaminants in soil, water and air, yet their
occurrence in indoor environments is less known. Heavy metals enter people's bodies …

Health impacts of indoor air pollution from household solid fuel on children and women

MU Ali, Y Yu, B Yousaf, MAM Munir, S Ullah… - Journal of hazardous …, 2021 - Elsevier
The inefficient and incomplete combustion of solid fuel (SF) is associated with high levels of
indoor air pollutants leading to 3.55 million deaths annually. The risk is higher in women and …

Heavy metals in indoor dust: Spatial distribution, influencing factors, and potential health risks

T Shi, Y Wang - Science of the Total Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Given the large proportion of time that people spend indoors, the potential health risks
posed by heavy metals in the indoor environment deserve greater attention. A global-scale …

Pollution characteristics, mechanism of toxicity and health effects of the ultrafine particles in the indoor environment: Current status and future perspectives

MU Ali, S Lin, B Yousaf, Q Abbas… - Critical Reviews in …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Ultrafine particles (UFPs) with an aerodynamic diameter of< 0.1 µm are emerging as the
most dominant and abundant particulate matter. Human exposure to these particles has …

Characterizing pollution indices and children health risk assessment of potentially toxic metal (oid) s in school dust of Lahore, Pakistan

A Rehman, G Liu, B Yousaf, M Zia-ur-Rehman… - Ecotoxicology and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Toxic metal pollution is a renowned environmental concern, especially to sensitive
environments like school classrooms and their association with children's health. The study …

Characteristics and health risk assessment of heavy metals in indoor dust from different functional areas in Hefei, China

L Zhou, G Liu, M Shen, R Hu, M Sun, Y Liu - Environmental pollution, 2019 - Elsevier
Metals in indoor dust pose potential health risks to humans. Dust deposition on air
conditioner filters can represent the resuspended particulate matter in indoor air. However …

Solar assisted thermoelectric cooling/heating system for vehicle cabin during parking: A numerical study

RS Srivastava, A Kumar, H Thakur, R Vaish - Renewable Energy, 2022 - Elsevier
Vehicles parked under blazing sun increases the cabin temperature to a broiling point as
greenhouse effect comes into play. Similar is found in winter season when vehicle is parked …

Potential ecological and health risks of heavy metals for indoor and corresponding outdoor dust in Hefei, Central China

L Zhou, G Liu, M Shen, Y Liu - Chemosphere, 2022 - Elsevier
The harm caused by indoor dust has received increasing attention in recent years. However,
current studies have ignored comparisons with the corresponding outdoor dust. This study …

Characteristics of indoor dust in an industrial city: Comparison with outdoor dust and atmospheric particulates

L Zhou, G Liu, M Shen, Y Liu, PKS Lam - Chemosphere, 2021 - Elsevier
There is a considerable connection between indoor and outdoor environments. However,
few studies have explored their intrinsic relationship until now. This study conducted …