Abstract : Indoor Air Quality refers to the good and bad effects of thecontents of air inside a structure on itsoccupants.Good Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) has no unwanted gases or particles in it at concentrations that will adversely affect someone.Poor indoor air quality has gases or particles in excessive concentration to affect the satisfaction or health of occupants.
Indoor pollutant concentrations may be higher or lower than outdoor air concentrations. Outdoor contaminantsmay be present indoors at a sufficient concentration to affect the occupants, for example, pollen and mould spouse from outdoors causes fever and allergies indoors.The contaminant indoor air could damage peoples’ health indoor air pollutants are among the top 5 environmental riskspeople spend about 90% of their time indoors so the health problems that result from exposure to indoor pollution increaseaccording to the World Health Organization approximately 30% of all commercial buildings have significant indoor air quality problems.
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