Assessing future trends in indoor air quality

Journal Article · Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 EDT 1990 · Toxicology and Industrial Health; (USA)

OSTI ID:6015043

van de Wiel, H J; Lebret, E; van der Lingen, W K; Eerens, H C; Vaas, L H; Leupen, M J ^[1]

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1. National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection, Bilthoven (Netherlands)

Several national and international health organizations have derived concentration levels below which adverse effects on men are not expected or levels below which the excess risk for individuals is less than a specified value. For every priority pollutant indoor concentrations below this limit are considered healthy. The percentage of Dutch homes exceeding such a limit is taken as a measure of indoor air quality for that component. The present and future indoor air quality of the Dutch housing stock is described for fourteen air pollutants. The highest percentages are scored by radon, environmental tobacco smoke, nitrogen dioxide from unvented combustion, and the potential presence of housedust mite and mould allergen in damp houses. Although the trend for all priority pollutants is downward the most serious ones remain high in the coming decades if no additional measures will be instituted.

• OSTI ID: 6015043
• Journal Information: Toxicology and Industrial Health; (USA), Journal Name: Toxicology and Industrial Health; (USA) Vol. 6:5; ISSN TIHEE; ISSN 0748-2337
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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