Indoor gaseous air pollutants determinants in office buildings—The OFFICAIR project

The aim of this study was to identify determinants of aldehyde and volatile organic compound (VOC) indoor air concentrations in a sample of more than 140 office rooms, in the framework of the European OFFICAIR research project. A large field campaign was performed, which included (a) the air sampling of aldehydes and VOCs in 37 newly built or...

Spatial and temporal variation of particulate matter characteristics within office buildings — The OFFICAIR study

In the frame of the OFFICAIR project, office buildings were investigated across Europe to assess how the office workers are exposed to different particulate matter (PM) characteristics (i.e. PM2.5 mass concentration, particulate oxidative potential (OP) based on ascorbate and reduced glutathione depletion, trace element concentration and total...

VOCs and aldehydes source identification in European office buildings - The OFFICAIR study

Assessment of indoor air quality in office buildings across Europe - The Officair study

The European project OFFICAIR aimed to broaden the existing knowledge regarding indoor air quality (IAQ) in modern office buildings, i.e., recently built or refurbished buildings. Thirty-seven office buildings participated in the summer campaign (2012), and thirty-five participated in the winter campaign (2012−2013). Four roomswere investigated...

Oxidative potential and chemical composition of PM2.5 in office building across Europe - The Officair study

In the frame of the OFFICAIR project, indoor and outdoor PM2.5 samples were collected in office buildings across

Perceived indoor environment and occupants’ comfort in European “Modern” office buildings: The OFFICAIR Study

Indoor environmental conditions (thermal, noise, light, and indoor air quality) may affect workers’ comfort, and consequently their health and well-being, as well as their productivity. This study aimed to assess the relations between perceived indoor environment and occupants’ comfort, and to examine the modifying effects of both personal and...

Office characteristics and dry eye complaints in European workers. The Officair study

Objectives: Ocular discomfort is a prevalent health complaint in offices. It is hypothesized that, in

Psychosocial work environment and building related symptoms

There is growing evidence that the psychosocial work environment may affect health (Marmot et al. 2006). Nevertheless, these factors are still not commonly taken into account in the studies examining the relations between indoor environmental quality and employee’s health and wellbeing. Several models of work stress have been developed in an...

An integrated approach for the chemical characterization and oxidative potential assessment of indoor PM2.5

An integrated approach has been developed for the multi-component analysis of indoor PM2.5 collected onto the same quartz fiber filter (QFF) by using an innovative combination of techniques such as inductively coupled sector field plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-SF-MS) with vapor-phase microwave-assisted aqua regia or sonication-assisted water...

Self-reported health and comofrt in modern office buildings: First results from the European Officair study

In the European research project OFFICAIR, a procedure was developed to determine associations between characteristics of European offices and health and comfort of office workers, through a checklist and a selfadministered questionnaire including environmental, physiological, psychological, and social aspects. This procedure was applied in 167...

Modern office related determinants of dry eye complaints: The offic air study

Indoor air quality in office buildings in Europe: The officair project

Ozone-initiated terpene reaction products in five European offices: Replacement of a floor cleaning agent

Cleaning agents often emit terpenes that react rapidly with ozone. These ozone-initiated reactions, which occur in the gas-phase and on surfaces, produce a host of gaseous and particulate oxygenated compounds with possible adverse health effects in the eyes and airways. Within the European Union (EU) project OFFICAIR, common ozone-initiated...

Spatial and seasonal variation of nitrogen dioxide and ozone in modern office buildings

Towards a new procedure for identifying causes of health and comfort problems in office buildings

In the European project OFFICAIR a procedure has been prepared for the inventory and identification of associations between possible characteristics of European modern offices (building, sources and events) and health and comfort of office workers, via a questionnaire and a checklist including environmental, physiological, psychological and...