title: Estimating mortality derived from indoor exposure to particles of outdoor origin.
abstract: Following an extensive review of the literature, we further analyze the published data to examine the health effects of indoor exposure to particulate matter (PM) of outdoor origin. We obtained data on all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality per 10 μg/m3 increase in outdoor PM10 or PM2.5; the infiltration factors for buildings; and estimated time spent outdoors by individuals in the United States, Europe, China, and globally. These data were combined log-linear exposure-response model to estimate the all-cause, cardiovascular, and respiratory mortality of exposure to indoor PM pollution of outdoor origin. Indoor PM pollution of outdoor origin is a cause of considerable mortality, accounting for 81% to 89% of the total increase in mortality associated with exposure to outdoor PM pollution for the studied regions. The findings suggest that enhancing the capacity of buildings to protect occupants against exposure to outdoor PM pollution has significant potential to improve public health outcomes.
authors: Department of Building Science, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
authors: Wenjing
authors: W
authors: Ji
authors: Department of Building Science, School of Architecture, Tsinghua University, Beijing, 100084, China.
authors: Bin
authors: B
authors: Zhao
mesh_terms: D000393:Air Pollutants / Q000633:toxicity*; D016902:Air Pollution, Indoor / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000517:prevention & control; D002681:China / Q000453:epidemiology; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D004784:Environmental Monitoring; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D009026:Mortality; D052638:Particulate Matter / Q000633:toxicity*; D011634:Public Health; D013997:Time Factors; D014481:United States / Q000453:epidemiology
chemical_list: D000393:Air Pollutants; D052638:Particulate Matter