Indoor Air Quality Emissions & Modelling System (IAQ-EMS) - Indoor Air pollutants database

This database is part of the work package 1 (WP1) of the Indoor Air Quality Emissions & Modelling Systems (IAQ-EMS) funded by Met Office (CONTRACT REF: DN517485).

The overall aim for WP1 is to develop indoor air pollution inventories focussing on 4 key UK indoor environments, i.e., residential home (kitchen, bedroom, living room and bathroom), occupational (school, nursery, care home and office), recreational (pubs, restaurants) and transport.

To do so, WP1 aims to establish chemical and biological indoor emission sources, survey occupant behaviour & characteristics, environment parameters and ultimately develop a flexible tool/database of the indoor emission inventories of the key spaces experienced by the UK population.

The literature survey of indoor air quality measurements in the UK was carried out focusing on gaseous pollutants, particulate matter (PM) and bioaerosols (BioPM) along with occupants’ activities and environmental characteristics.

For the 4 key environments, data obtained from literary review will be evaluated and complemented by tailored and dedicated measurements