Indoor Air Quality Management Articles

Taiwan Indoor Air Quality Management Act

On 8 November 2011, the Taiwanese Legislative Yuan passed the Indoor Air Quality Management Act making Taiwan the second nation after Korea to implement an indoor air quality management act. For accurate understanding of indoor air quality, it is advised to simultaneously monitor multiple indoor air quality parameters including gases, temperature and humidity. PPM Technology’s range of IAQ ...

Aug. 15, 2012

By PPM Technology

Indoor Air Quality Complaint Response

Hygieneering’s Industrial Hygiene department recently responded to Indoor Air Quality concerns by occupants in a hospital following a localized fire within their building. The response including conducting air sampling for potential contaminants associated with the fire and an evaluation of remediation efforts. Recommendations were provided to change air flow patterns to better ...

Feb. 2, 2011

By Hygieneering, Inc.

Indoor air quality and mold case study

Service(s) performed: Indoor air quality and mold management services Summary: EFI Global has provided indoor air quality and asbestos abatement services to numerous school districts and universities nationwide. At a public educational system with 7 campuses totaling over 5 million square feet, our environmental professionals performed comprehensive indoor ...

Jun. 25, 2014

By EFI Global, Inc.

Proactive Indoor Air Quality Surveys Save Budgets

As facility budgets tighten, managers are realizing the many benefits that money spent for proactive indoor air quality is a smart investment. Here is a simple comparison to exemplify the point. Indoor air quality investigations conducted in response to employee complaint or illness clusters cost $3.00 to $10.00 per square foot of space investigated compared to 2 to 10 cents per square foot for a ...

Jan. 1, 2007

By 1Source Safety and Health, Inc.

How to Get Higher Acceptable Indoor Air Quality Anywhere

The quality of the indoor air we breathe is a concern for everyone, especially those in urban environments where contaminant and particle levels are higher due to nearly constant exposure to things like automobile and truck exhausts, construction, and fumigation. Unfortunately for most people, when it comes to the quality of the air in the buildings where they spend most of their time, ...

Sep. 13, 2016

By Camfil Ltd

Volvo dealer in Sweden compares air quality indoor and outdoor - Case Study

Two AQMesh pods were used to measure NO, NO2, O3 and CO during May and June 2017 at the largest combined Volvo, Ford and Renault car dealer in Stockholm, Sweden, located on the highway between Stockholm city centre and Arlanda airport. The objective was to measure the air quality outside and inside the combined showroom and workshop, demonstrating the importance of measuring common ...

Nov. 1, 2017

By AQMesh

Vapor intrusion and indoor air quality due diligence during property transactions

Vapor intrusion (i.e. the migration of volatile chemicals from contaminated soil and/or ground water through the subsurface into overlying building structures) as a contributing indoor air has become a growing concern for property owners and prospective purchasers in recent years as it can cause significant indoor air quality problems. This is largely due to the increased focus on this issue by ...

May 18, 2009

By Environmental Waste Management Associates LLC (EWMA)

Smog and Lemons - Discovering Indoor Air

Untitled Document Recent studies suggest that chemical reactions may be an ...

May 1, 2003

By Air & Waste Management Association (A&WMA)

You look after the quality of your Swimming Pool water but what about the Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)?

You are looking after the quality of your swimming pool water but what about the indoor air quality too? Swimming pools (and swimming pool plant rooms) can release all sorts of "nasties" into the poolside environment and accidents happen all too often. Help to protect your staff, bathers and spectators alike with this sophisticated electronic air monitoring & warning system NEW from ...

Jul. 14, 2011

By PPM Technology

Feasibility Study of an Express Assessment Protocol for the Indoor Air Quality of Air-conditioned Offices

It is costly to sample all major toxic pollutants in community air. Sampling should be conducted based on an assessment strategy and monitoring planning. Assessment methods that rely on monitoring some representative pollutants have been proposed variously at different times. In Hong Kong, the Environmental Protection Department (HKEPD) launched an Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) certification scheme to ...

Jan. 1, 2006

By SAGE Publications

The ‘ins and outs’ of air quality monitoring

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) recently issued draft guidance on ‘Air pollution - outdoor air quality and health.’ In the following article Jim Mills, Managing Director of Air Monitors Ltd, explains why there will need to be more funding for monitoring if the mitigation measures mentioned in the guidance are to be implemented effectively. Jim also ...

Jan. 31, 2017

By Air Monitors Ltd.

Minimising Risks to Air Quality and Regulatory Compliance With Total Filter Management

It has been shown in recent studies that as much as 25% of the total site operating budget (excluding raw material costs) for a typical medium-large dosage-form manufacturing facility will be spent on compliance measures for internal quality systems and external regulatory activities. (1) Market realities indicate that the pharmaceutical companies will need to address the overall cost of ...

Jan. 1, 1999

By GVS Filter Technology

Using Rn-222 to manage the air quality of air conditioned buildings in Hong Kong

This paper proposes a pragmatic methodology to manage the air quality of an air conditioned building as well as optimizing energy consumption during venting. Radon-222 (Rn-222) is used as a tracer to quantify the specific production rates and resultant losses of pollutants for which the information is important in indoor air quality management. A term, indoor pollutant inventory, is introduced ...

Oct. 1, 2008

By SAGE Publications

Tips for Facility Managers Tasked with Mitigating Indoor Allergy Complaints

When an employee comes to work and develops allergy symptoms that improve or go away once they leave their work environment, it is often a good indication that there are indoor allergens in the building. Once an employee recognizes that this is likely the case, they will often speak to their supervisor or human resources department to share their concerns. At this time, in many ...

May 12, 2015

By Cochrane & Associates, LLC

Dangerous chemicals can pollute the air in indoor swimming pools.

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Jul. 27, 2011

By PPM Technology

Wireless monitoring for a safe indoor environment

This article discusses the benefits of wireless technology for continously monitoring the indoor environment. In striving for the construction of energy efficient and cost-effective buildings, the imperative issue of the buildings Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is often overlooked. This can often lead to a unhealthy indoor environment and even to conditions such as Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) or other ...

Aug. 18, 2010

By PPM Technology

Ambient Air Quality in India - An Alarming Report

Are we mortgage India against air pollution? The answer may be “Yes”. The reason is India has witnessed a phenomenal increase in the number of industries and vehicles in the last decade, along with the mushrooming of cities. As a consequence, there has been a dramatic deterioration in the quality of urban air in most regions of the country particularly in big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkatta ...

Jun. 5, 2007

Building Services Management - Air Sampling -

Untitled Document Maintenance professionals are often the first responders to mold complaints in their facilities. building occupants can be exposed to fungal (mold) ...

Jan. 1, 2004

By EMSL Analytical, Inc.

70% of Office Workers Complain About Poor Air Quality

Building managers must ensure that “proper, effective, well maintained ventilation systems are operating in all offices across the UK” after a new survey found that indoor air pollution is prevalent in workplaces across Britain – potentially causing long-term health problems. The YouGov survey commissioned by the Building Engineering Services Association ...

Aug. 17, 2016

By Camfil Ltd

Smart cities risk reputation with poor air quality data

The team at AQMesh continue to receive many enquiries from smart city initiatives and are concerned that integrators risk undermining entire projects by distributing meaningless or misleading air quality information. “Many of the people I speak to are used to dealing with sensors that are easy to ‘plug and play’ and expect to be able to do the same with air quality sensors. This ...

Jan. 30, 2018

By AQMesh

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