Exposures in Indoor Air Affecting Health
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: Indoor air quality (IAQ) is influenced by a wide range of chemical, biological and physical agents that can negatively impact physical, immunological and mental health. Adverse health effects depend on the type and concentration of pollutants, duration of exposure, and individual susceptibility. The availability of data on IAQ is limited, as are standardized approaches for evaluating its health impact. This expert review aims to describe the most important indoor air determinants affecting health, and present the IDEAL cluster, which comprises seven EU-funded scientific projects on the topic of IAQ and human health. Across the IDEAL projects, knowledge is generated on exposure to a wide range of indoor air pollutants, including well-known hazards and more explorative chemical and microbiological determinants. The projects will also contribute to the implementation of low-cost and/or real-time sensors on IAQ, as well as advanced chemical and microbiological analyses, and evaluate various interventions to improve IAQ. Several of them focus on particularly vulnerable groups. Raising public awareness and implementing measures to reduce pollutant levels are essential for safeguarding health, particularly in urban areas with elevated pollution levels.
Source: Allergy
DOI: 10.1111/all.70179
Authors: Maria Hartiala, Varpu Elenius, Alicia Aguado Pesquera, Silas Androulakis, Isabella Annesi‐Maesano, Artur Badyda, Sicco Brandsma, Ioanna Chatziprodromidou, Goran Gajski, Judith Garcia‐Aymerich, Chiara Giorio, Timo Hugg, Jouni J. K. Jaakkola, Sarah Koch, Pim E. G. Leonards, Angeliki Matrali, Lisa Melymuk, Natalie Mueller, Adam Muszyński, Jet Opbroek, Inês Paciência, Spyros N. Pandis, Sofya Pozdniakova, Aino K. Rantala, Sandra Rodríguez Sufuentes, Linda Schenk, Eva Sugeng, Adrià Sunyer‐Caldú, Apostolos Vantarakis, Alexander Zherebker, Ernesto Alfaro‐Moreno, Pernilla Bohlin Nizzetto, José Fermoso Dominguez, Stylianos Karatzas, Francesco Mureddu, Heidi Salonen, Nikolaos Papadopoulos, Tuomas Jartti
Institutions: University of Turku, Turku University Hospital, CARTIF, University of Patras, Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas, Inserm, Université de Montpellier, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier, Warsaw University of Technology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health, Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona Institute for Global Health, Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública, University of Cambridge, University of Oulu, Finnish Meteorological Institute, Masaryk University, RECETOX, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm University, Science for Life Laboratory, International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory, NILU, Queensland University of Technology, Aalto University, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, University of Manchester
Language: English
Subfield: Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
Field: Environmental Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: hybrid
Estimated APC paid: $5,300
Funders: Government of the United Kingdom, UK Research and Innovation, European Commission, Hrvatska Zaklada za Znanost, Turun Yliopisto, HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme, Medical Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council, Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation, European Regional Development Fund, NextGenerationEU
Awards: G2171898597, Improvement of school indoor air quality and children's health, G2468212247, New Knowledge and Research Capacity for Health Impacts of Global Environmental Change with Big Data, Novel Approach and New Technology, EVIDENCE DRIVEN INDOOR AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT, Knowledge for improving indoor AIR quality and HEALTH, IDENTIFYING DETERMINANTS FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND THEIR HEALTH IMPACTIN ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN: MEASURES TO IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND REDUCEDISEASE BURDENS., Digital Twins Enabled Indoor Air Quality Management for Healthy Living, Identification of chemical and biological determinants, their sources, and strategies to promote healthier homes in Europe, Disrupting Noxious Synergies of Indoor Air Pollutants and their Impact in Childhood Health and Wellbeing, using Advanced Intelligent Multisensing and Green Interventions, G731468531, G7470381635, G758520657, IDENTIFYING DETERMINANTS FOR INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND THEIR HEALTH IMPACT IN ENVIRONMENTS FOR CHILDREN: MEASURES TO IMPROVE INDOOR AIR QUALITY AND REDUCE DISEASE BURDENS.
OpenAlex ID: W4416985463