Abstract
The threat of a new pandemic has forced the WHO to publish preparedness plans. Although WHO recognized the effect of airborne transmission of the causative agent, they did not attempt to include feasible measures for indoor environmental control as yet.
The efficacy of indoor humidity control compared to other air related measures such as ultra violet irradiation, portable HEPA filtering and increased ventilation rate has been studied in order to slow down infection spread. This study is limited to homes. A combination of the Wells-Riley equation and the Nazaroff's equation was used to compute
the effect of each measure in order to decrease the infection risk. An increase of ventilation and the use of portable HEPA filters were not effective. Although ultra violet radiation appeared more effective than humidification control, the latter is most feasible.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | The 11th International Conference on Indoor Air quality and Climate |
| Editors | BW Olesen, P Wargocki, P Strøm-Tejsen, D Zukowska, J Toftum |
| Place of Publication | Copenhagen |
| Publisher | Technical University of Denmark |
| Pages | Paper ID:-49 |
| Publication status | Published - 2008 |
| Event | 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (Indoor Air 2008), August 17-22, 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: 17 Aug 2008 → 22 Aug 2008 |
Conference
| Conference | 11th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate (Indoor Air 2008), August 17-22, 2008, Copenhagen, Denmark |
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| Abbreviated title | Indoor Air 2008 |
| Country/Territory | Denmark |
| City | Copenhagen |
| Period | 17/08/08 → 22/08/08 |