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

Texas A&; Alejandro Moreno-Rangel; Juha Baek; Texas A&; Nishat Tasnim Hasan; Texas A&

doi:10.3390/atmos12121665

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

Texas A&, Alejandro Moreno-Rangel, Juha Baek, Texas A&, Nishat Tasnim Hasan, Texas A&

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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

Original language	English
Article number	1665
Number of pages	11
Journal	Atmosphere
Volume	12
Issue number	12
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.3390/atmos12121665
Publication status	Published - 11 Dec 2021

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indoor air quality
air monitor
particulate matter 2.5
COVID-19
employee health
remote work

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Kumar, A., Moreno-Rangel, A., I Khan, M. A. & Piasecki, M., 21 Oct 2022, In: Atmosphere. 13, 10, p. 1730 4 p., 1730.
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