Author(s)

A. Rahman

Abstract

The environmental concern for air pollution has largely been focused on the question of pollution outdoors. However the attention of scientists has shifted to the quality of air indoors. The indoor air pollutants are nearly the same as that of the outdoor ones. However in some instances the concentration of indoor pollutants exceeds the standard set for the outdoors. These pollutants reach such a high level although they are emitted in small volumes but they cannot escape easily from the buildings due to lack of proper ventilation. Indoor air pollution is more harmful and poses greater health hazards because on average a person spends nearly 16 to 18 hours indoors. Keeping these points in mind, it was thought worth studying the indoor air pollution and its impact on the health of the people in a medium size city

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