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Over the years, changes in building design to improve energy efficiency have made modern homes, schools and workplaces more airtight than the older buildings. These improvements have led to more energy efficient buildings with less operational costs. But, the increased use of synthetic materials in the buildings has contributed to increase of a large number of harmful compounds in the indoors. In addition, outdoor air pollutants can also enter into the building through ventilation intakes, open doors and windows, and leaks in the building envelope. In general, the concentration of a pollutant in the indoor environment depends on the relationship between the volume of air contained in the indoor space, the rate of production or release of the pollutant, the rate of removal of the pollutants (reaction or settling), the rate of air exchange with the outside atmosphere, and the outdoor pollutant concentration. The composition of indoor pollutants is quite complex and their concentration levels and sources exhibit large variability among different microenvironments.
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Shiva Nagendra, S.M., Chithra, V.S. (2021). Indoor Air Quality. In: Shiva Nagendra, S.M., Schlink, U., Müller, A., Khare, M. (eds) Urban Air Quality Monitoring, Modelling and Human Exposure Assessment. Springer Transactions in Civil and Environmental Engineering. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-5511-4_5
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