Impact of Carpets on Indoor Air Quality

Najafabadi, Seyyed Abbas Noorian; Sugano, Soma; Bluyssen, Philomena M.

doi:10.3390/app122412989

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“…Although this is highly prevalent in LMICs, rural communities in LMICs that are marginalised and economically poor are the most vulnerable. Other important sources of indoor air pollution include tobacco products, building materials such as asbestos-containing insulation, newly installed carpeting, and certain wood pressed products [ 4 ].…”

Section: Sources Of Air Pollutionmentioning

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Air quality and respiratory health in children

Aithal

Sachdeva

Kurmi

2023

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Air pollution is a leading modifiable risk factor for various cardio-respiratory outcomes globally, both for children and for adults. Children are particularly susceptible to the adverse effects of air pollution due to various physiological and behavioural factors. Children are at a higher risk of outcomes such as acute respiratory infections, asthma and decreased lung function due to air pollution exposure; the risk varies in different geographical regions, depending on the source of air pollution, duration of exposures and concentration. Prenatal exposure to air pollution may also contribute to adverse respiratory outcomes later in life.

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Section: Sources Of Air Pollutionmentioning

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Air quality and respiratory health in children

Aithal

Sachdeva

Kurmi

2023

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“…7 As a result, several studies have reviewed how carpets affect indoor air quality regarding emission, sink and transformation of VOC from carpets. 8,9 The introduction of several voluntary standards for monitoring VOC emitted by carpets has stimulated the manufacturers to produce carpets with less primary emissions. 10,11 However, information on secondary emissions as well as the sorption of VOC by carpets is lacking.…”

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“…10,11 However, information on secondary emissions as well as the sorption of VOC by carpets is lacking. 8 Carpet materials have been shown to be able to ad(b)sorb VOC. 4,[12][13][14][15][16][17][18] Moreover, from the carpets available, it has been seen that wool carpets are the most promising.…”

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Do wool carpets ‘clean’ the air or not? A study on the sorption effects of wool carpets by sensory evaluation

Najafabadi

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Hobeika

et al. 2023

Indoor and Built Environment

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Indoor air quality (IAQ) is an important aspect of maintaining human health and well-being, particularly since people spend most of their time indoors. Carpets, with their large surface area and dense fibre piles, have the potential to significantly impact IAQ by emitting and absorbing volatile organic compounds (VOC) from building materials and human activities. The cleaning effect of wool carpets regarding the sorption of odours from two sources of pollution: hardboard and sweaty underwear (as a proxy for bio-effluents), was investigated with an untrained panel of subjects assessing the odour intensity and the acceptability. Tests were performed in three different test environments, including a sniffing table, CLIMPAQs, and full-scale test chambers. The outcome showed that wool carpets can potentially clean the air of odours in small-scale environments, where the wool carpet covers the floor and walls of the test environment, and the odour sources are in contact with the wool carpet. However, the results were less conclusive in on scale scenarios where wool carpets only covered the floor. Overall, wool carpets have the potential to ad(b)sorb odorous emissions, but only when these emissions are near the wool carpet, and thus can have the opportunity to be ad(b)sorbed.

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