Quantifying future trends of indoor air quality as a basis for governmental policy plans

H. J. Van De Wiel; E. Lebret; W. K. Van Der Lingen; H. C. Eerens; L. H. Vaas; M. J. Leupen

Quantifying future trends of indoor air quality as a basis for governmental policy plans

H. J. Van De Wiel, E. Lebret, W. K. Van Der Lingen, H. C. Eerens, L. H. Vaas, M. J. Leupen

IRAS OH Epidemiology Microbial Agents

National Institute of Public Health and the Environment

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The home is an important microenvironment for human exposure to air contaminants. As a basis for policy development the Dutch indoor air quality for the coming decades has been assessed for the scenario "current efforts' and "maximum mitigation' to show the range of achievable quality. Air quality is quantified in terms of the percentage of Dutch homes exceeding pollution levels corresponding to the "maximum allowable risk'. The highest frequencies were obtained for nitrogen dioxide (90%), radon (70-90%), particulate matter and ETS related components (60-65%) and dampness (15%) used as an indicator for biological contamination. The current percentage of homes without any exceedance is negligible. In the scenario "current efforts' this percentage increases but will be no more than 5% in 2010 whereas a percentage of 60-70 is possible in the "maximum mitigation' scenario. -Authors

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Man and his ecosystem. Proc. 8th World Clean Air Congress. 1989.
Place of Publication	The Hague
Pages	193-198
Number of pages	6
Volume	1
Publication status	Published - 1989

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Man and his ecosystem. Proc. 8th World Clean Air Congress. 1989. . Vol. 1 The Hague, 1989. p. 193-198.

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