Indoor Air Quality
Much of our lives is spent indoors where we live, work, and play. What is in the air we breathe indoors affects our health and quality of life. Some common pollutants that could be present in indoor air include carbon monoxide, radon, mold, asbestos, formaldehyde, and other volatile organic compounds (VOCs).
A number of projects on Public Lab have explored indoor air quality, monitoring and remediation. Check out the materials below, follow the tag indoor-air-quality and add your materials to this topic.
Questions
| Title | Author | Updated | Likes | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What are indoor air quality concerns related to nail salons? | @stevie | over 3 years ago | 0 | 7 |
| Could local mining affect local radon levels? | @stevie | almost 4 years ago | 0 | 2 |
| What happens if I inhale too much formaldehyde? | @liz | about 4 years ago | 2 | 2 |
| Can Bio-char products absorb CAFO gases like Hydrogen Sulfide or Ammonia? | @zengirl2 | about 5 years ago | 1 | 3 |
| What are ways to make DIY filters to remove particulate pollution from indoor air? | @zengirl2 | over 5 years ago | 1 | 11 |
| Methods for or experience measuring workplace hydrogen sulfide gas? | @gretchengehrke | over 5 years ago | 1 | 2 |
| What kinds of toxins can be filtered by plants, and how do we know? | @warren | almost 6 years ago | 0 | 3 |
| Has anyone used a radon test kit? | @stevie | about 6 years ago | 0 | 4 |
| What is the best options for mold testing? | @nshapiro | over 6 years ago | 0 | 0 |
| In the plant based air purifier, could airflow go the other way, using an unmodified pump? | @warren | over 6 years ago | 1 | 9 |
Activities
| Purpose | Category | Status | Author | Time | Difficulty | Replications |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snake Plant Air Remediation Build & Partial Teardown | - | - | @jfrankamp | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Building Snake Plant Air Remediation kit in Bangalore, India | build | in-progress | @deeptalaxmibharadwaj | 3h | easy | 0 replications: Try it » |
| A kit to design your own formaldehyde experiment? | - | - | @warren | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
| Building a plant-based air purifier kit at Barnraising | - | - | @warren | - | - | 0 replications: Try it » |
Activities should include a materials list, costs and a step-by-step guide to construction with photos. Learn what makes a good activity here.
Research notes
Wikis
All wiki pages relating to air quality:
| Title | Updated | Version | Views | Likes | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SmART-Form | about 5 years ago by gretchengehrke | 14 | 430 | 4 | |
| Formaldehyde | over 5 years ago by gretchengehrke | 5 | 286 | 1 | |
| BioBroth Bubbler | almost 6 years ago by warren | 3 | 578 | 0 | |
| Massachusetts Indoor Air | over 6 years ago by gretchengehrke | 1 | 168 | 0 | |
| Oklahoma Indoor Air | over 6 years ago by gretchengehrke | 2 | 114 | 0 | |
| Vermont Indoor Air | over 6 years ago by gretchengehrke | 7 | 231 | 1 | |
| Formaldehyde Exposure | almost 7 years ago by nshapiro | 42 | 985 | 5 | |
| Formaldehyde Test Kit | over 7 years ago by mathew | 23 | 2,720 | 9 | |
| Indoor Air Quality Monitoring & Mitigation | over 7 years ago by liz | 48 | 1,158 | 12 | |
| WhereWeBreathe | over 7 years ago by liz | 24 | 455 | 6 | |
| Roomba Air Quality Monitoring | about 8 years ago by Shannon | 2 | 273 | 1 |