TITLE:
Use of Ventilation-Index in the Development of Exposure Model for Indoor Air Pollution—A Review
AUTHORS:
Krishnendu Mukhopadhyay, Rengaraj Ramasamy, Banani Mukhopadhyay, Santu Ghosh, Sankar Sambandam, Kalpana Balakrishnan
KEYWORDS:
Ventilation Index, Exposure, Air Change Rate, Air Pollution, Health Effects
JOURNAL NAME:
Open Journal of Air Pollution,
Vol.3 No.2,
June
11,
2014
ABSTRACT:
In indoor
environment, emission factor of the cooking fuel plays a vital role in
determining correlation between exposure assessment and health effects. Both
indoor and outdoor air pollution exposures are widely influenced by the
ventilation status. An optimum control of the air change rate has also
significant impact on the exposure pattern. 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. The impacts of ventilation status on air
pollution exposure in households’ kitchens or living rooms have not been
explored enough. Except a few studies with concrete rooms, especially in industries,
no other studies have been established on the correlation between the
ventilation index and air pollution exposure. The intent of this review is to
discuss reported findings focused on the ventilation and exposure to air
pollution. This will obviously help better understanding to modulate exposure
profile in household condition using simple tool of ventilation measurement.