A built environment is a human‐made environment providing surroundings for human
occupancy, activities, and settlement. It is supposed to safeguard humans from all …

The quality of the indoor environment significantly impacts human health and productivity,
especially given the amount of time individuals spend indoors globally. While chemical …

Asthma prevalence has increased in epidemic proportions with urbanization, but growing up
on traditional farms offers protection even today. The asthma-protective effect of farms …

The crisis of declining biodiversity 1 exceeds our current ability to monitor changes in
ecosystems. Rapid terrestrial biomonitoring approaches are essential to quantify the causes …

Carpet and rugs currently represent about half of the United States flooring market and offer
many benefits as a flooring type. How carpets influence our exposure to both …

Over half of people live in cities and while urban environments offer myriad social, cultural
and economic benefits, they alter the microbial communities to which people are exposed …

Reported indoor air quality (IAQ) complaints are common even in relatively new or
renovated school buildings in Finland. However, detecting the causes for complaints with …

Background Early-life indoor bacterial exposure is associated with the risk of asthma, but the
roles of specific bacterial genera are poorly understood. Objective We sought to determine …

Air purifiers with high-efficiency particulate air (HEPA) filters remove not only particulate
matter but also airborne microorganisms in indoor environments. We investigated the …

Greater exposure to environmental microorganisms has been hypothesized to reduce the
likelihood of developing autoimmune disorders, and vegetation is known to be a source of …