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Last updated
September 2, 2026

Indoor pollution

Research into indoor air pollution explores the relationship between building occupancy, physical activity, and air quality, as well as the trade-offs between energy efficiency and ventilation, and the impacts on respiratory conditions such as asthma and COPD.

General

  • A new way of measuring and analysing indoor air pollution, revealing a clear relationship between office occupancy, physical activity and air quality (University of Birmingham, 2026)
  • Quantifying the trade-offs between indoor air quality and energy efficiency (Frederiksen et al, 2026)
  • Indoor air quality and its impacts on asthma and COPD (Tun Zang Maung et al, 2026)
  • Indoor particulate matter study (PM10, PM2.5, vacuum dust) at residential homes in North-East England using a citizen-led sampling approach
  • A high-resolution indoor environmental dataset from European buildings across diverse climates supporting thermal, air-quality, and visual-comfort assessments (Science Direct, 2026)
  • Psychological and contextual drivers of indoor air quality behaviours in a deprived urban community (Science Direct, 2026)
  • Diversity analysis of indoor and outdoor fungal bioaerosols in UK households: a prospective, observational, longitudinal study (The Lancet, 2026)
  • Using air purifiers in school can reduce indoor PM2.5 concentrations by 32% and decreases student absenteeism by 12.5% (Resources for the Future, 2025)
  • Effect of HEPA filtration air purifiers on cognitive function (Pellegrino et al, 2026)
  • A study of contemporary Scottish housing found bedroom carbon dioxide stayed above the recommended threshold for the entire night in more than four out of five monitored homes (Sharpe et al., 2015).
  • A field study of 40 bedrooms found that sleeping with windows and doors closed pushed CO2 to levels around 1,800 ppm, which was associated with measurably poorer next-day cognitive performance (Fan et al., 2022).