Indoor Air

Papers
(The median citation count of Indoor Air is 5. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-06-01 to 2025-06-01.)
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High efficacy of layered controls for reducing exposure to airborne pathogens105
Elevator Ventilation and SARS-CoV-2-Relevant Particulate Matter Removal in Three Older California Elevators89
Phthalate Concentration Estimation and Exposure Assessment and Health Risk Assessment in Indoor Organic Film84
Sick Building Syndrome (SBS): A Proactive Mitigation Strategy Focused on University Office Buildings in the United Kingdom76
COVID‐19 Infection Risk Assessment in a Kindergarten Utilizing Continuous Air Quality Monitoring Data71
In Pursuit of Healthier Learning Environments: High‐Altitude Classroom Ventilation69
State of the art in additive manufacturing and its possible chemical and particle hazards—review64
Simultaneous assessment of organophosphate flame retardants, plasticizers, trace metals, and house dust mite allergens in settled house dust60
30+ years of knowledge creation: Indoor Air 1991–202152
Fine Particulate Matter Exposure and Health Impacts from Indoor Activities52
Scent of knowledge: The molecular fingerprint of volatiles in an emblematic historical library in Italy52
Experimental Study on Sleep Quality in Naturally Ventilated Rooms under Moderate Climate Conditions44
Patterns of Resident Activity and Their Impact on Environmental Parameters in Residential Apartments: Case Study and Implications for Design and Management42
Comparing Performance and Reliability of Collocated Enhanced Children’s MicroPEM (ECM) on Gravimetric and Nephelometric PM2.5 Personal Exposure Samples in Field Measurements in Rural Guatem41
Assessment on the Personal Exposure Risk Associated With Real‐Time Indoor PM2.5 in Different Microenvironments40
Combining Phi6 as a surrogate virus and computational large‐eddy simulations to study airborne transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 in a restaurant37
Relations of mold, stove, and fragrance products on childhood wheezing and asthma: A prospective cohort study from the Japan Environment and Children's Study35
Identification of SARS‐CoV‐2 RNA in healthcare heating, ventilation, and air conditioning units35
Airplane cabin mixing ventilation with time‐periodic supply: Contaminant mass fluxes and ventilation efficiency35
Boundary conditions for exhaled airflow from a cough with a surgical orN95mask34
Indoor formaldehyde levels in residences, schools, and offices in China in the past 30 years: A systematic review34
Use of candles and risk of cardiovascular and respiratory events in a Danish cohort study34
Associations between indoor environment in residential buildings in wet and dry seasons and health of students in upper northern Thailand33
Temporal uncertainty versus coefficient of variation for rational regulation of indoor radon33
Household use of green and homemade cleaning products, wipe application mode, and asthma among French adults from the CONSTANCES cohort32
Indoor exposure levels and risk assessment of volatile organic compounds in residences, schools, and offices in China from 2000 to 2021: A systematic review32
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Characteristics and health risks of personal exposure to particle‐bound PAHs for Hong Kong adult residents: From ambient pollution to indoor exposure32
Natural Ventilation: Optimizing Window Opening Size for CO2 Concentration Control and Thermal Comfort on Nonwindward Facades32
Characteristics of annual mold variations and association with childhood allergic symptoms/diseases via combining surveys and home visit measurements30
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Development of an Optimal Control Method for the Concentration of Degradable Substances29
Pain in Solid and Clean Fuel Using Households28
Dependencies of the indoor climate on the course of the seasons and derivation of regressions from long‐term measurements27
Determinants of Carbon Dioxide Exposure for Residents and Staff of Nursing Homes: A Field Monitoring Study in Spain27
Carbon Monoxide Exposure and Risk of Cognitive Impairment Among Cooks in Africa27
Trimester‐specific association of perceived indoor air quality with antenatal depression: China Medical University Birth Cohort Study26
Parental tobacco and indoor secondhand smoking exposure and the risk of offspring under‐five mortality in low‐ and middle‐income countries26
Moldy odor from air conditioners in the residences of Japanese participants with and without asthma25
Global magnitude and long‐term trend of ischemic heart disease burden attributed to household air pollution from solid fuels in 204 countries and territories, 1990–201925
Indoor solid fuel use for heating and cooking with blood pressure and hypertension: A cross‐sectional study among middle‐aged and older adults in China25
The effect of air purifiers and curtains on aerosol dispersion and removal in multi‐patient hospital rooms25
Sprays and diffusers as indoor air fresheners: Exposure and health risk assessment based on measurements under realistic indoor conditions24
Experimental study of the negative effects of raised bedroom temperature and reduced ventilation on the sleep quality of elderly subjects24
Impact of ventilation methods on indoor particle concentrations in a daycare center23
Indoor environmental quality in naturally ventilated schools of a dusty region: Excess health risks and effect of heating and desert dust transport23
Time‐resolved dynamic disability adjusted life‐years estimation23
Emission rate of carbon dioxide while sleeping23
Comprehensive Computational Study on the Influences of Particle Size and Relative Humidity on Aerosol/Droplet Transmission in a Ventilated Room Under Stationary and Dynamic Conditions22
Investigating Indoor Air Pollution Sources and Student’s Exposure Within School Classrooms: Using a Low‐Cost Sensor and Source Apportionment Approach22
Organic pollutant exposure and health effects of cooking emissions on kitchen staff in food services22
Impact of improved indoor air quality in Nunavik homes on children’s respiratory health22
Why has the COVID‐19 pandemic generated such global interest from the engineering community?21
Comparison of Real‐Time PM2.5 Between Rural and Urban Homes in Southwest China Based on Field Measurement: Insight Into the Cooking Activity Contribution21
Modeling and experimental study of dispersion and deposition of respiratory emissions with implications for disease transmission21
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Investigation of CO2-Sorption Characteristics of Readily Available Solid Materials for Indoor Direct Air Capturing21
Breathing zone and exhaled air re‐inhalation rate under transient conditions assessed with a computer‐simulated person21
Indoor PM 2.5 from occupied residences in Sweden caused higher inflammation in mice compared to outdoor PM 2.520
The Effect of Low-Level Indoor Exposure Toluene on Orienting Network20
Long‐Term Characterization of Indoor Air Quality at a Research Area Building: Comparing Reference Instruments and Low‐Cost Sensors20
Ventilation Effectiveness: Overview of Terminology and Analysis of Influencing Parameters19
Multi‐person movement‐induced airflow and the effects on virus‐laden expiratory droplet dispersion in indoor environments19
Dibutyl phthalate exposure alters T‐cell subsets in blood from allergen‐sensitized volunteers19
Environmental Mold Management in Negative‐Pressure Isolation Wards During the COVID‐19 Pandemic: A Potential Indicator of COVID‐19‐Associated Pulmonary Aspergillosis18
Formaldehyde‐Degrading Bacteria R1 Is Effective in Removing HCHO from the Air in an Indoor Environment18
Airborne SARS‐CoV‐2 surveillance in hospital environment using high‐flowrate air samplers and its comparison to surface sampling18
Corrigendum. Re: de Sousa, N.R., et al., 2022. Detection and isolation of airborne SARS‐CoV ‐2 in a hospital setting. Indoor air, 32(3), e1302318
Strategic Placement of Portable Air Cleaners for Enhanced Aerosol Control in Dental Treatment Rooms: A Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) Analysis18
The Association between Indoor Carbon Dioxide Reduction by Plants and Health Effects18
Indoor NH3 variation and its relationship with outdoor NH3 in urban Beijing18
Human thermal sensation and its algorithmic modelization under dynamic environmental thermal characteristics of vehicle cabin18
Experimental evaluation of respiratory droplet spread to rooms connected by a central ventilation system18
Molecular Characteristics, Sources, and Health Risk Assessment of Gaseous Carbonyl Compounds in Residential Indoor and Outdoor Environments in a Megacity of Northwest China18
Why should we target the burden of disease for indoor air pollutants?18
A sex/age anomaly in thermal comfort observed in an office worker field study: A menopausal effect?17
Quantify individual variation of real‐time PM 2.5 exposure in urban Chinese homes based on a novel method17
Solid fuel use and cardiovascular events: A systematic review and meta‐analysis of observational studies17
Health benefit/burden, PM 2 .5 removal effectiveness, and power consumption based compari17
Evaluation of Seasonal Variations of Human Subjective Responses in China’s Cold Climate Zone17
Secondhand smoke in the densely populated urban setting: A cross‐sectional survey of exposure, knowledge, attitudes, and respiratory symptoms17
Evaluation of fixed and adaptive concentration thresholds for particle filter systems17
Method Development to Assess the Ventilated and Nonventilated Sources of Indoor Dust Deposits, Applied in a Museum17
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Detection and High‐Throughput Microbial Analysis of Particulate Matter in Houses and Downwind Areas of Duck Farms16
An Investigation of Concentration and Health Impacts of Aldehydes Associated with Cooking in 29 Residential Buildings16
Carbon dioxide in passenger cabins: Spatial temporal characteristics and 30‐year trends16
Indoor humidity levels and associations with reported symptoms in office buildings16
Spreading a Durable Protective Layer of Quaternary Ammonium Agents on an N95 Respirator for Predecontamination of Airborne Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Viruses Using Mycobacterium smegmatis and Bact16
Transient tracer gas measurements: Development and evaluation of a fast‐response SF6measuring system based on quartz‐enhanced photoacoustic spectroscopy16
Vitamin D intake modifies the association of household air pollution exposure with maternal disorders of pregnancy15
Indoor dryness and humidification‐induced arsenic inhalation exposure above 4200 m in Ngari, China15
Household and behavioral determinants of indoor PM 2.5 in a rural solid fuel burning Native American community15
Systematic way to understand and classify the shared‐room airborne transmission risk of indoor spaces15
Characterization of Polyhexamethylene Guanidine Oligomers in Solutions and Aerosols Emitted during Humidifier Use15
Simulating near‐field enhancement in transmission of airborne viruses with a quadrature‐based model14
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Impact of Indoor Air Quality and Multi‐domain Factors on Human Productivity and Physiological Responses: A Comprehensive Review14
Development and application of the Ames test using a direct‐exposure module: The assessment of mutagenicity of incense and sidestream cigarette smoke14
Physiological responses, self‐reported health effects, and cognitive performance during exposure to carbon dioxide at 20 000 ppm14
Partition of phthalates among air, PM 2 .5 , house dust and skin in residential indoor en14
Detection of SARS‐CoV‐2 Virions and RNA in Aerosols From COVID‐19 Environments14
Effect of a solar lighting intervention on fuel‐based lighting use and exposure to household air pollution in rural Uganda: A randomized controlled trial14
Aerosol fluorescence, airborne hexosaminidase, and quantitative genomics distinguish reductions in airborne fungal loads following major school renovations14
The Elevation of the Mass Concentration Ratio of PM10 to PM1 in Printing Shop Was Associated With Small Airway Impairment13
Shared Risk Volatile Organic Compounds Among Chronic Respiratory Diseases: Mediation Effects of System Inflammation13
A comprehensive survey analysis focusing on the effect of living literacy on residential environment and health recognition under COVID ‐19 in Japan13
Modeling the factors that influence exposure to SARS‐CoV‐2 on a subway train carriage13
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Effectiveness of portable HEPA air cleaners on reducing indoor endotoxin, PM 10, and coarse particulate matter in an agricultural cohort of children with asthma: A r13
Temperature and indoor environments13
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A model to evaluate ozone distribution and reaction byproducts in aircraft cabin environments13
Effect of prenatal and postnatal exposure to home renovation on the risk of common cold in preschool children13
Transport and dispersion of tracers simulating COVID‐19 aerosols in passenger aircraft12
Effects of Increasing Indoor Negative Air Ions on Cognitive Performance and Health of High Pure CO2 Level-Exposed College Students12
Zonal model for predicting contaminant distribution in stratum ventilated rooms12
Effects of body geometry, body composition, cardio‐pulmonary capacity, and fitness on young men's thermal preference12
Indoor contribution to PM 2 .5 exposure using all PurpleAir 12
Existence of a Nonzero Worst‐Case ACH for Short‐Term Exposure in Ventilated Indoor Spaces12
Author Correction: Cabin air quality on non‐smoking commercial flights: A review of published data on airborne pollutants12
Effects of thermal sensation and acclimatization on cognitive performance of adult female students in Saudi Arabia using multivariable‐multilevel statistical modeling12
Longitudinal assessment of personal air pollution clouds in ten home and office environments12
Maternal exposure to indoor PM 2.5 and associated adverse birth outcomes in low socio‐economic households, Durban, South Africa11
Accumulation and Diffusion of PM from Outdoor to Indoor by Clothing under Haze Conditions: A Case Study of Zhengzhou, China11
Combining adaptive and heat balance models for thermal sensation prediction: A new approach towards a theory and data‐driven adaptive thermal heat balance model11
HEPA filters of portable air cleaners as a tool for the surveillance of SARS‐CoV ‐211
Modeling the effect of temperature and relative humidity on exposure to SARS‐CoV ‐2 in a mechanically ventilated room11
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HEPA filters for airliner cabins: State of the art and future development11
The impact of emissions from an essential oil diffuser on cognitive performance11
Attached Smoking Room Is a Source of PM2.5 in Adjacent Nonsmoking Areas11
Indoor Radon and Its Health Risk Assessment in Iran: A Comprehensive Review Study10
Development of a Bioaerosol Sampling Method for Airborne Pathogen Detection with Focus on SARS‐CoV‐210
Poor ventilation worsens short‐range airborne transmission of respiratory infection10
Evaluation of 1‐dimensional nanomaterials release during electrospinning and thermogravimetric analysis10
Simulating indoor inorganic aerosols of outdoor origin with the inorganic aerosol thermodynamic equilibrium model ISORROPIA10
Exploring the potential of electrostatic precipitation as an alternative particulate matter filtration system in aircraft cabins10
Enhancing PM2.5 Measurement Accuracy: Insights from Environmental Factors and BAM‐Light Scattering Device Correlation10
How should we define an indoor surface?10
Novel Design of a Personal Liquid Cooling Vest for Improving the Thermal Comfort of Pilots Working in Hot Environments10
Carbon dioxide effects on daytime sleepiness and EEG signal: A combinational approach using classical frequentist and Bayesian analyses10
The influence of photochemistry on outdoor to indoor NO 2 in some European museums10
Beyond well‐mixed: A simple probabilistic model of airborne disease transmission in indoor spaces10
Association of indoor and outdoor short‐term PM2.5 exposure with blood pressure among school children10
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Exploring Seasonal Variation of Indoor Radon in Campania: Preliminary Findings10
Development and application of an indoor carbon dioxide metric10
Silica‐encapsulated DNA tracers for measuring aerosol distribution dynamics in real‐world settings10
Airborne fungal and bacterial microbiome in classrooms of elementary schools during the COVID ‐19 pandemic period: Effects of school disinfection and other environme10
Infection risk in cable cars and other enclosed spaces10
Association between household incense burning and executive function in Chinese children9
Eczema, facial erythema, and seborrheic dermatitis symptoms among young adults in China in relation to ambient air pollution, climate, and home environment9
Probable aerosol transmission of SARS‐CoV‐2 in a poorly ventilated courtroom9
Combined Intervention Removes More Aerosols From the Environment—A Quantitative Assessment9
Assessing Personal PM2.5 Exposure: A Method Leveraging Movement Routes and Activity Space Information9
Does secondhand smoke exposure increase the risk of acute respiratory infections among children aged 0–59 months in households that use clean cooking fuel? A cross‐sectional study based on 601 509 hou9
Risk of SARS‐CoV‐2 in a car cabin assessed through 3D CFD simulations9
Evaluation of SARS‐COV‐2 transmission and infection in airliner cabins9
Effect of NPAH Exposure on Lung Function of Children in Indoor Coal Combustion Environment9
Objective sleep assessments for healthy people in environmental research: A literature review9
Outdoor and indoor fine particulate matter at skilled nursing facilities in the western United States during wildfire and non‐wildfire seasons9
Health risk assessment of particulate matter 2.5 in an academic metallurgy workshop9
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Comment on: Chen R, Fang L, Liu J, Herbig B, Norrefeldt V, Mayer F, Fox R, Wargocki, P. Cabin air quality on non‐smoking commercial flights: A review of published data on airborne pollutants8
Meta‐Analysis and Regression Modeling of the Impacts of Four Indoor Environmental Quality Metrics on Office Performance8
Sensitivity analysis of the effect of current mood states on the thermal sensation in educational buildings8
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Air exchange rates and advection–diffusion of CO 2 and aerosols in a route bus for evaluation of infection risk8
Risk Assessment of Lung Cancer Caused by Indoor Radon Exposure in China during 2006–2016: A Multicity, Longitudinal Analysis8
Indoor Air Remediation Using Biochar from Bark: Impact of Particle Size and Pollutant Concentration8
Association between indoor air pollution and cognitive function among nationally representative sample of middle‐aged and older adults in India—A multilevel modelling approach8
Impact of glycol‐based solvents on indoor air quality—Artificial fog and exposure pathways of formaldehyde and various carbonyls8
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A systematic approach to quantify the influence of indoor environmental parameters on students' perceptions, responses, and short‐term academic performance8
Polybrominated diphenyl ethers and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in dust from different indoor environments in Zagreb, Croatia: Levels and human exposure assessment8
Comparison of three air samplers for the collection of four nebulized respiratory viruses ‐ Collection of respiratory viruses from air –8
Spatiotemporal characterization of irradiance and photolysis rate constants of indoor gas‐phase species in the UTest house during HOMEChem8
Influencing factors of carbonyl compounds and other VOCs in commercial airliner cabins: On‐board investigation of 56 flights8
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Effects of indoor VOCs from paint on human brain activities during working memory tasks: An electroencephalogram study8
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Impact of do‐it‐yourself air cleaner design on the reduction of simulated wildfire smoke in a controlled chamber environment8
Evidence of Unrecognized Indoor Exposure to Toxic Chlorophenols and Odorous Chloroanisoles in Denmark, Finland, and Norway8
SARS‐CoV‐2 detection in bioaerosols using a liquid impinger collector and ddPCR8
Portable ultrasonic humidifier exacerbates indoor bioaerosol risks by raising bacterial concentrations and fueling pathogenic genera8
Prediction of exhaled carbon dioxide concentration using a computer‐simulated person that included alveolar gas exchange7
Indoor Spreading and Infectivity of SARS‐CoV‐2 Detected in Air and on Surfaces After Speaking or Singing of Symptomatic Individuals7
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Quantitative Evaluation of the Transmission and Removal of Harmful Smoke Particles in the Operating Room: Full-Scale Experimental and Numerical Study7
Lung cancer as adverse health effect by indoor radon exposure in China from 2000 to 2020: A systematic review and meta‐analysis7
Impact of Cooking Methods on Indoor Air Quality: A Comparative Study of Particulate Matter (PM) and Volatile Organic Compound (VOC) Emissions7
Indoor ozone: Concentrations and influencing factors7
Invisible Threats in Daily Life: Evaluating VOCs, Metals, and Hazards of Household Cleaning Products by Type7
Measured influence of overhead HVAC on exposure to airborne contaminants from simulated speaking in a meeting and a classroom7
Edge‐Docker–Based Architecture for Intelligent Indoor Air Quality Management With Sensing Calibration and Automatic Controlling7
Author correction (2): Cabin air quality on non‐smoking commercial flights: A review of published data on airborne pollutants7
The effects of a novel personal comfort system on thermal comfort, physiology and perceived indoor environmental quality, and its health implications ‐ Stimulating human thermoregulation without compr7
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Comprehensive Investigation of Airborne Benzalkonium Ion Behavior Following Nebulization: Implications for Indoor Air Quality and Health Risk Assessment7
Effectiveness of a novel semi‐closed barrier device with a personalized exhaust in cough aerosol simulation according to particle counts and visualization of particles7
How Does the Interaction of the Human Thermal Plume and Breathing Affect the Microenvironment and Macroenvironment of an Elevator Cabin?6
Impact of polluting fuels for cooking on diabetes mellitus and glucose metabolism in south urban China6
Effects of Window Position and Exhaust Flow Rate on Residential Kitchen Hood Performance: A Validated Numerical Approach6
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Indoor apparent temperature, cognition, and daytime sleepiness among low‐income adults in a temperate climate6
Quantifying the effectiveness of desk dividers in reducing droplet and airborne virus transmission6
Hypothesis: All respiratory viruses (including SARS‐CoV‐2) are aerosol‐transmitted6
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Virus transport and infection evaluation in a passenger elevator with a COVID ‐19 patient6
Centralised Air Sampling From a Ventilation System for the Surveillance of Respiratory Pathogens6
Estimates of Inhaled and Deposited Doses following Exposure to Humidifier Disinfectant Containing Polyhexamethylene Guanidine (PHMG)6
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Application of Data-Driven Building Information Modeling in the Visual Simulation of Disease Transmission and Route with Pipeline System6
Respiratory bioaerosol deposition from a cough and recovery of viable viruses on nearby seats in a cabin environment6
Field Investigations on Subjective Perception, Physiological Responses, and Cognitive Performance under Increasing CO2 Concentration in an Underground Confined Space6
Overall and thermal comfort under different temperature, noise, and vibration exposures6
Pilot study of the effects of ventilation and ventilation noise on sleep quality in the young and elderly6
Water-Soluble Ions and Heavy Metal Levels, Source Apportionment, and Health Risk of Indoor Dust in the Mogao Grottoes of Dunhuang, China6
Modeling disease transmission in a train carriage using a simple 1D ‐model6
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The Inherent Instability of Environmental Parameters Governing Indoor Air Quality on Board Ships and the Use of Temporal Trends to Identify Pollution Sources6
Understanding teachers' experiences of ventilation in California K‐12 classrooms and implications for supporting safe operation of schools in the wake of the COVID‐19 pandemic6
High time‐resolution measurements of ultrafine and fine woodsmoke aerosol number and surface area concentrations in biomass burning kitchens: A case study in Western Kenya6
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CFD Simulations of Small Particle Behavior with Blower‐Driven Airflows in Single‐Family Residential Buildings5
To prevent SARS‐CoV‐2 transmission in designated quarantine hotel for travelers: Is the ventilation system a concern?5
Objective and Subjective Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort Indices: Characterization of Mediterranean Climate Archetypal Schools After the COVID‐19 Pandemic5
Effectiveness of interventions to reduce household air pollution from solid biomass fuels and improve maternal and child health outcomes in low‐ and middle‐income countries: A systematic review and me5
Modeling the viral load dependence of residence times of virus‐laden droplets from COVID‐19‐infected subjects in indoor environments5
Occupational scenarios and exposure assessment to formaldehyde: A systematic review5
Persistence of viable MS2 and Phi6 bacteriophages on carpet and dust5
Interpretability analysis for thermal sensation machine learning models: An exploration based on the SHAP approach5
Indoor exposure levels of ammonia in residences, schools, and offices in China from 1980 to 2019: A systematic review5
Air concentrations of volatile organic compounds associated with conventional and “green” cleaning products in real‐world and laboratory settings5
Estimating long‐term time‐resolved indoor PM 2.5 of outdoor and indoor origin using easily obtainable inputs5
Indoor exposure levels of radon in dwellings, schools, and offices in China from 2000 to 2020: A systematic review5
SARS‐CoV ‐2 air sampling: A systematic review on the methodologies for detection and infectivity5
High‐density thermal sensitivity of the hand under different thermal states and stimulus intensities5
Flow characteristics and formation optimization of vortex ring air supply5
A critical review on the role of leakages in the facemask protection against SARS‐CoV‐2 infection with consideration of vaccination and virus variants5
Phthalates in Chinese vehicular environments: Source emissions, concentrations, and human exposure5
Prediction of indoor PM 2.5 concentrations and reduction strategies for cooking events through various IAQ management methods in an apartment of South Korea5
Effectiveness of Upper‐Room Ultraviolet Germicidal Irradiation on Airborne Bacteria Concentration in Full‐Scale Airborne Infection Isolation Rooms5
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