Indoor Air Quality Is the Next Great Public Health Challenge

Audio versions of blogs and papers from BlueDot courses.

"Cleaner indoor air can increase productivity, improve student outcomes, and prevent pandemics."

Original text: https://ifp.org/indoor-air-quality/

Author(s): Juan Cambeiro and Brian Potter

A podcast by BlueDot Impact.

Chapters

• 0:24 Introduction
• 3:03 The health implications of indoor air
• 3:31 Airborne viruses and infectious agents
• 5:42 Carbon Dioxide
• 6:59 Particulates and other pollutants
• 8:11 The costs of low quality indoor air are high
• 9:51 Current building codes and standards
• 14:09 Strategies for improving indoor air quality
• 15:19 Ventilation
• 18:41 Filtration
• 21:42 Disinfection
• 25:08 Potential benefits from improving indoor air quality
• 27:15 Policy recommendations