IAQ Research of the Month – August 2021

Aug 31, 2021

This newsletter highlights recent research related to indoor air quality (IAQ) and COVID-19.

Research Summaries

For spaces where cognitive performance is a priority, the environment should be comfortably cool rather than warm or neutral. Indoor Air


PM2.5 indoors may impact depression and increasing HVAC filter efficiency showed minor reductions in depressive disorders. Science of The Total Environment


In other PM2.5 research… Elevated long-term exposure to PM2.5 was associated with an increased hazard of all-cause dementia. Environmental Health Perspectives


Under certain scenarios, the chronic risk of air fresheners (especially sprays) could exceed selected health reference standards. Indoor Air


Water-soluble IAQ contaminant gases can be removed when passing through a wet air-conditioning coil, although there are many contributing variables. Environmental Science & Technology


In a developing nation, liquid petroleum gas (LPG) cookstoves significantly reduced carbon monoxide exposures when compared to traditional practices and biomass stoves. Nature JES


This review showed no confirmed evidence that low-level radiofrequency fields used by 5G networks are hazardous to human health. Nature JES


Airborne transmission may be the dominant form of transmission for several respiratory pathogens, including SARS-CoV-2, influenza virus, and human rhinovirus. Science


Worksite temperature screening was ineffective for detecting workers with COVID-19 and is not recommended. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine


SARS-CoV-2 is evolving toward more efficient airborne transmission and loose-fitting masks provide significant but only modest source control. Pre-print

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Additional Resources

 

If you are passionate about research and the practice of indoor air quality, you won’t want to miss the Healthy Buildings conference November 9-11 in Honolulu, HI. It will be a great time to learn and network.  I hope to see you at Healthy Buildings 2021

Ian Cull, PE, CIH
[email protected]
(312) 920-9393

 

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