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Use of Ventilation-Index in the Development of Exposure Model for Indoor Air Pollution—A Review

The problem of air pollution has been discussed for centuries, however, when most of us focus on how outdoor air pollution may affect our health; the indoor environment has been largely neglected. A number of studies revealed that the indoor particulates and gaseous exposures, resulting from the combustion of various cooking fuels, are associated with significant adverse health effects on pregnant mothers and new born babies. Thus this review paper intended to discuss reported findings focused on the ventilation and exposure to air pollution, and offered better understanding to modulate exposure profile in household condition using simple tool of ventilation measurement.

Article by Sankar Sambandam, Santu Ghosh, et al, from Sri Ramachandra University and Women’s Christian College, India.


Full access: http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=46679&utm_campaign=blogger&utm_medium=ljw

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