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Strategies for Healthy Indoor Environments-a Chinese View

  • Tsinghua University

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Abstract

The characteristics of indoor air pollution are reviewed. Three sources of indoor air pollution are of great importance for the health of people indoors: fuel combustion, indoor decorating and refurbishing materials, and building materials in China. The principal pollutants from these sources are combustion products, cooking fumes, formaldehyde, volatile organic compounds, ammonia, and radon. The reasons for indoor air quality problems are analyzed. Strategies and measures of controlling indoor air pollution are summarized. They include constituting standards and guidelines of indoor air pollution control, framing management policies of controlling indoor air pollution from energy consumption and civil building engineering work as well as other measures such as the establishment of administration, special monitoring teams, research and development, education and training.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)241-263
Number of pages23
JournalHandbook of Environmental Chemistry
Volume4
DOIs
StatePublished - 2004
Externally publishedYes

UN SDGs

This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)

  1. SDG 7 - Affordable and Clean Energy
    SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy

Keywords

  • Characteristics
  • China
  • Indoor air pollution
  • Strategy

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