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ReviewEnvironment international2018

Indoor air pollution and exposure assessment of the gulf cooperation council countries: A critical review.

Patrick Amoatey, Hamid Omidvarborna, Mahad Said Baawain, Abdullah Al-Mamun

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Review in Environment international, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 30 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

30 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  19. Indoor concentrations of PMEnvironmental science and pollution research international · 2021
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Patrick AmoateyDepartment of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al-Khoudh 123, Muscat, Oman.
Hamid OmidvarbornaDepartment of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al-Khoudh 123, Muscat, Oman.
Mahad Said BaawainDepartment of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al-Khoudh 123, Muscat, Oman. Electronic address: msab@squ.edu.om.
Abdullah Al-MamunDepartment of Civil and Architectural Engineering, College of Engineering, Sultan Qaboos University, P.O. Box 33, Al-Khoudh 123, Muscat, Oman.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Indoor air pollution is one of the human health threat problems in the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. In these countries, due to unfavorable meteorological conditions, such as elevated ambient temperature, high relative humidity, and natural events such as dust storms, people spend a substantial amount of their time in indoor environments. In addition, production of physical and biological aerosols from air conditioners, cooking activities, burning of Arabian incense, and overcrowding due to pilgrimage programs are common causes of low quality indoor air in this region. Thus, due to infiltration of outdoor sources as well as various indoor sources, people living in the GCC countries are highly exposed to indoor air pollutants. Inhalation of indoor air pollutants causes mortalities and morbidities attributed to cardiorespiratory, pulmonary, and lung cancer diseases. Hence, the aim of this review study is to provide a summary of the major findings of indoor air pollution studies in different microenvironments in six GCC countries. These include characterization of detected indoor air pollutants, exposure concentration levels, source identifications, sustainable building designs and ventilation systems, and the mitigation strategies. To do so, >130 relevant indoor air pollution studies across the GCC countries were critically reviewed. Particulate matters (PM

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Environmental ExposureAerosolsAir Pollution, IndoorCarbon DioxideHumansMetals, HeavyMiddle EastNitrogen DioxideParticulate MatterSulfur DioxideVolatile Organic CompoundsWeatherAerosolsCarbon DioxideMetals, HeavyNitrogen DioxideParticulate MatterSulfur DioxideVolatile Organic CompoundsExposure assessmentGCC countriesIndoor air pollutionMitigationVentilation systems

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PMID30286426
PMCPMC7132391

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