Indoor air quality and health outcomes in employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic : a pilot study

A&, Texas and Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro and Baek, Juha and A&, Texas and Tasnim Hasan, Nishat and A&, Texas (2021) Indoor air quality and health outcomes in employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic : a pilot study. Atmosphere, 12 (12). 1665. ISSN 2073-4433 (https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121665)

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Abstract

Indoor air quality (IAQ) has a significant impact on human health. Since the COVID-19 pandemic began, more employees have worked remotely from home to reduce in-person contacts. This pilot study aims to measure the difference in workplace IAQ before and during the pandemic and its impact on employees’ health. The levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) and total volatile organic chemicals (tVOC) were measured in the employees’ offices before the COVID-19 pandemic and at homes while working from home during the pandemic using Foobot air monitors. The frequencies of six Sick Building Syndrome (SBS) symptoms were evaluated at each period of monitoring. The result showed PM2.5 levels in households while working from home were significantly higher than in offices while working at the office in all participants (p

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A&, Texas, Moreno-Rangel, Alejandro ORCID logoORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6405-4233, Baek, Juha, A&, Texas, Tasnim Hasan, Nishat and A&, Texas;
  • Item type:Article
    ID code:82617
    Dates:
    Date
    Event
    11 December 2021
    Published
    9 December 2021
    Accepted
    Subjects:Fine Arts > Architecture
    Department:Faculty of Engineering > Architecture
    Depositing user: Pure Administrator
    Date deposited:06 Oct 2022 13:56
    Last modified:12 Nov 2024 16:59
    URI:https://strathprints.strath.ac.uk/id/eprint/82617
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