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"Indoor air quality (IAQ) and indoor air pollution (IAP) are a cause of concern in many countries because they can significantly influence the general health and well-being of those who spend most of their time inside, whether at home or work. Poor indoor air quality and repeated exposure to dangerous concentrations of pollutants can contribute significantly to the healthcare burden, as well as leading to increased absenteeism and lost productivity worldwide. This book, Indoor Air Quality Assessment for Smart Environments, explores the problem of IAQ and highlights potential challenges, gaps, and opportunities in the field. As the title suggests, it focuses on assessing indoor air quality in smart environments, which use emerging technologies like the Internet of Things (IoT) and intelligent building management systems which deploy Wireless Sensor Networks (WSN). The book contains 8 chapters, written by various experts in the field and addressing significant elements of IAQ management, including: definition, state-of-the-art and applications; sensing techniques; technological interventions and smart environments; smart monitoring devices; green and smart hospitals; health risks of nano building products; the optimization of household ventilation; and an assessment of smart environments. As well as providing a useful source of knowledge for researchers, policymakers, public health professionals and government agencies wishing to enhance the air quality in buildings, the book will also serve as a guide to building occupants who wish to take the necessary measures to enhance the built environment and improve ventilation"--

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Air pollution, due to natural and anthropogenic sources, incurs enormous environmental costs. The issue of healthy living spaces and good air quality is a global concern, because each individual inhales 15,000 L of air every 24 h. Thus, contemporary monitoring and reducing exposure to air pollutants presents a particular challenge. One of the crucial indicators of indoor and outdoor air quality is bioaerosols. They play an instrumental role as risk factors when it comes to adverse health outcome. These indicators, also known as primary biological airborne particles (PBAPs), have been linked to various health effects such as infectious diseases, toxic effects, allergies, and even cancer. PBAPs include all particles with a biological source in suspension in the air (bacteria, fungi, viruses, and pollen), as well as biomolecules (toxins, and debris from membranes). To foster our current scientific knowledge on bioaerosols, research related to the characteristics of biological aerosols in indoor and outdoor environments, the methods used to improve air quality, as well as the health effects of and exposure assessments to bioaerosols, have been collected in this book.

radiant catalytic ionization --- Enterococcus spp. --- Clostridioides difficile --- Staphylococcus aureus --- MRSA --- indoor air --- microbiological indoor air quality (MIAQ) --- bacterial aerosol (BA) --- size distribution --- gymnastic hall --- multi-antibiotic resistance (MAR) --- indoor microclimate --- decentralized façade ventilation --- air quality --- indoor air quality --- microbiological contamination --- heterotrophic bacteria --- antimicrobial resistance --- mannitol-positive staphylococci --- fungi --- biological air pollutants --- fungal aerosol --- air cleaner --- life cycle assessment --- n/a --- decentralized façade ventilation

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This book results from a Special Issue related to the latest progress in the thermodynamics of machines systems and processes since the premonitory work of Carnot. Carnot invented his famous cycle and generalized the efficiency concept for thermo-mechanical engines. Since that time, research progressed from the equilibrium approach to the irreversible situation that represents the general case. This book illustrates the present state-of-the-art advances after one or two centuries of consideration regarding applications and fundamental aspects. The research is moving fast in the direction of economic and environmental aspects. This will probably continue during the coming years. This book mainly highlights the recent focus on the maximum power of engines, as well as the corresponding first law efficiency upper bounds.

indoor air quality --- microservice --- regression analysis --- Northern Cyprus --- environmental and technological design --- air infiltration --- IoT --- shading devices --- BIPV --- energy need optimisation --- massive simulation modelling --- thermal transmittance of enclosures --- energy efficiency --- indoor air quality index --- building energy performance --- energy consumption --- mobile app --- annual energy demand --- Passivhaus --- renewable energy integration --- dynamic building simulation --- passivhaus --- thermal comfort --- passive cooling systems --- passive strategies --- passive house --- smart ventilation --- fan-assisted ventilation

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As the century begins, natural resources are under increasing pressure, threatening public health and development. As a result, the balance between man and nature has been disrupted, with climatic changes whose effects are starting to be irreversible. Due to the relationship between the quality of the indoor built environment and its energy demand, thermal comfort issues are still relevant in the disciplinary debate. This is also because the indoor environment has a potential impact on occupants' health and productivity, affecting their physical and psychological conditions. To achieve a sustainable compromise in terms of comfort and energy requirements, several challenging questions must be answered with regard to design, technical, engineering, psychological, and physiological issues and, finally, potential interactions with other IEQ issues that require a holistic way to conceive the building envelope design. This Special Issue collected original research and review articles on innovative designs, systems, and/or control domains that can enhance thermal comfort, work productivity, and wellbeing in a built environment, along with works considering the integration of human factors in buildings’ energy performance.

smart broiler chamber --- ventilation system --- wind velocity --- age of air --- computational fluid dynamics --- simulation analysis --- user awareness --- energy consumption --- individual metering --- feedback strategies --- N-ZEB --- IoT --- Trombe wall --- thermal comfort --- passive heating systems --- heat accumulation --- thermal comfort models --- thermal comfort assessment --- Fanger’s models --- moderate environments --- sport facilities --- desert cooler --- evaporative cooling --- indoor air quality --- liquid desiccant --- effectiveness model --- moisture removal --- PMV --- comfort indices --- software --- app --- building simulation --- health and comfort --- evaluation indicators --- work environments --- indoor environmental quality --- indoor comfort --- human health --- clothing thermal insulation --- thermoregulation model --- Tanabe model --- infrared camera --- indoor air quality (IAQ) --- hybrid ventilation --- demand controlled ventilation (DCV) --- internet of things (IoT) --- soft-sensor --- convolution neural networks --- draught --- cooling period --- open office --- thermal sensation --- biological structure and composition --- tissue temperature --- bioheat model --- MRI analysis --- sensitivity analysis

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This Special Issue aims to make a concrete technical contribution to the solution of the various problems related to indoor air pollution. In 11 papers, international scientists report the last findings in this field from different points of view including topics such as the IAQ legislation, the role of IAQ in schools, hospitals and (micro)environments in general, the performance of an olfactometer system or the impact of an indoor malodor, BTEX measures in a Fire Station, and a chemical characterization of e-cigarette (e-cig) refill liquids (e-liq). It seems appropriate to encourage the development of reference values or specific action values in order to better manage particularly problematic situations in these environments. In the absence of national references to be used for a comparison, it is possible to use those reported in the legislation of other European countries or, by ad hoc working groups or by analogy, to use other standards such as those relating to ambient air.

indoor air quality --- aerosols --- particle size distributions --- ultrafine particles --- particulate matter (PM) --- smoking --- combustion --- malodor --- indoor air --- human olfaction --- volatile organic compound (VOC) --- microbial volatile organic compound (MVOC) --- VOC --- MVOC --- health effects --- smell --- malodor mitigation --- air fresheners --- fragrance --- computational fluid dynamics --- CO2 concentration --- Sansevieria trifasciata --- ventilation --- educational buildings --- schools --- field measurements --- indoor air quality (IAQ) --- thermal comfort --- thermal perception --- health symptoms --- air infiltration --- healthcare settings --- chemical and biological pollution --- quality improvement --- Italian context --- legislation --- Europe --- focus --- residential --- pollutants --- TLV --- health --- workers --- school --- electronic cigarettes --- flavoring additives --- BTEX --- contamination --- headspace solid micro phase extraction --- gas chromatography-olfactometry --- human health --- EU regulation --- BTEXS --- health exposure --- occupational risk --- markers of exposure --- air quality --- odor threshold --- olfactometry --- Sniffin’ Sticks --- chemosensory perception --- validity assessment --- exposure assessment --- children --- number concentration --- lung-deposited surface area --- dose --- life cycle assessment --- sustainable neighborhood --- Belgium --- urban scale --- roof stacking --- n/a --- Sniffin' Sticks