Exposures in Indoor Air Affecting Health

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is influenced by a wide range of chemical, biological and physical agents that can negatively impact physical, immunological and mental health. Adverse health effects depend on the type and concentration of pollutants, duration of exposure, and individual susceptibility. The availability of data on IAQ is limited, as are standardized approaches for evaluating its health impact. This expert review aims to describe the most important indoor air determinants affecting health, and present the IDEAL cluster, which comprises seven EU-funded scientific projects on the topic of IAQ and human health. Across the IDEAL projects, knowledge is generated on exposure to a wide range of indoor air pollutants, including well-known hazards and more explorative chemical and microbiological determinants. The projects will also contribute to the implementation of low-cost and/or real-time sensors on IAQ, as well as advanced chemical and microbiological analyses, and evaluate various interventions to improve IAQ. Several of them focus on particularly vulnerable groups. Raising public awareness and implementing measures to reduce pollutant levels are essential for safeguarding health, particularly in urban areas with elevated pollution levels.

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Allergy
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2025-12-04
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https://doi.org/10.1111/all.70179
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Indoor Air Quality and Microbial Exposure
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Abstract

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is influenced by a wide range of chemical, biological and physical agents that can negatively impact physical, immunological and mental health. Adverse health effects depend on the type and concentration of pollutants, duration of exposure, and individual susceptibility. The availability of data on IAQ is limited, as are standardized approaches for evaluating its health impact. This expert review aims to describe the most important indoor air determinants affecting health, and present the IDEAL cluster, which comprises seven EU-funded scientific projects on the topic of IAQ and human health. Across the IDEAL projects, knowledge is generated on exposure to a wide range of indoor air pollutants, including well-known hazards and more explorative chemical and microbiological determinants. The projects will also contribute to the implementation of low-cost and/or real-time sensors on IAQ, as well as advanced chemical and microbiological analyses, and evaluate various interventions to improve IAQ. Several of them focus on particularly vulnerable groups. Raising public awareness and implementing measures to reduce pollutant levels are essential for safeguarding health, particularly in urban areas with elevated pollution levels.

AllergyVol. 81(3)
Warsaw University of Technology (PL), Finnish Meteorological Institute (FI), Inserm (FR), University of Turku (FI), Queensland University of Technology (AU), Stockholm University (SE), Universitat Pompeu Fabra (ES), University of Patras (GR), National and Kapodistrian University of Athens (GR), Masaryk University (CZ), University of Cambridge (GB), Oulu University Hospital (FI), European Council (BE), Science for Life Laboratory (SE), Turku University Hospital (FI), Karolinska Institutet (SE), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Montpellier (FR), Space Research Institute (UA), Fundación Prodintec (ES), Institute for Neurosciences of Montpellier (FR), Quality Research (US), International Iberian Nanotechnology Laboratory (PT), Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health (HR), Barcelona Institute for Global Health (ES), Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Epidemiología y Salud Pública (ES), Oulu University of Applied Sciences (FI), NILU (NO), Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL), Foundation for Research and Technology Hellas (GR), University of Oulu (FI), Aalto University (FI)
Government of the United Kingdom, UK Research and Innovation, European Commission, Hrvatska Zaklada za Znanost, Turun Yliopisto, HORIZON EUROPE Framework Programme, Medical Research Council, National Health and Medical Research Council, Staatssekretariat für Bildung, Forschung und Innovation, European Regional Development Fund
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