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Formaldehyde in high school classrooms
(2017-05)
Schools have a unique place in the fabric of America. Yet there is growing evidence that poor indoor air quality (IAQ) leads to increases in student illnesses and absenteeism, decreases in academic performance, and increased ...
Monolayer and multilayer particle resuspension from indoor surfaces : literature review and experimental methodology
(2010-12)
Resuspension is an important source of particles in the indoor environment. A variable that may have a significant impact on the fraction of particles removed from indoor surfaces is the type of particle deposit. Particles ...
Pollutant control strategies for acceptable indoor air quality and energy efficiency in retail buildings
(2013-12)
Indoor air is associated with substantial health risks and is estimated to be responsible for the loss of over 4.7 million healthy life years (years lost due to morbidity and mortality) annually in the U.S. The highest ...
Indoor air quality in retail stores
(2011-05)
Retail stores are understudied given the energy, occupant health, and potential sales impacts associated with poor indoor air quality (IAQ). There is also evidence of elevated pollutants in retail environments. This thesis ...
Ozone transport to and removal in porous materials with applications for low-energy indoor air purification
(2013-05)
In the U.S. and other developed countries, humans spend the vast majority of their time within the built environment. As a result, a substantial portion of our collective exposure to airborne pollutants, even those of ...
Assessing sheep’s wool as a filtration material for the removal of formaldehyde in the indoor environment
(2014-05)
Formaldehyde is one of the most prevalent and toxic chemicals found indoors, where we spend ~90% of our lives. Chronic exposure to formaldehyde indoors, therefore, is of particular concern, especially for sensitive populations ...
Advancements in concrete material sustainability : supplementary cementitious material development and pollutant interaction
(2013-05)
Calcined clay and fly ash supplementary cementitious materials (SCMs) used in cement based materials were examined for their chemical and mechanical performance, as well as their pollutant interaction. This dissertation ...
Studies on particle resuspension, infant exposure, and the sleep microenvironment
(2015-08)
Understanding the transport of particulate and gaseous indoor air pollutants from source to exposure is paramount to improve our understanding of the complexities of the built environments in which we spend the majority ...
Assessing and controlling concentrations of volatile organic compounds in the retail environment
(2014-05)
Retail buildings have potential for both short-term (customer) and long-term (occupational) exposure to indoor pollutants. A multitude of sources of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are common to the retail environment. ...
The nexus of energy and health : a systems analysis of costs and benefits of ozone control by activated carbon filtration in buildings
(2015-08)
Americans spend nearly 90% of their lifetimes indoors, where they receive 50-70% of their exposure to ozone. The US EPA has designated ozone as a hazardous air pollutant and ozone exposure has been linked to respiratory ...