10 Things That Degrade Indoor Air Quality
To live in a place having good indoor air quality is everyone’s desire. But how to achieve good indoor air quality is a question to many as there are many things which can degrade indoor air quality around us. To this question, we can find an answer once we understand about indoor air quality and factors which can degrade the quality of indoor air. What is indoor air quality? Indoor air quality simply refers to the quality of air within and around building and structures. Indoor air quality is said to have an effect on health and comfort of occupants. The quality of indoor air depends on some parameters/pollutants viz; Air velocity Temperature Relative humidity Carbon dioxide (CO2) Sulfur dioxide (SO2) Nitrogen oxide (NOX) Particulate matters (PM 2.5 and PM 10) Formaldehyde Oxygen Ozone Ammonia Volatile Organic Compounds (VOC’s) Increase or decrease in the above parameters/pollutants degrades indoor air quality. But with knowing the parameters/poll...