Methods for sampling and analysis of chemical pollutants in indoor air: supplementary publication to the screening tool for assessment of health risks from combined exposure to multiple chemicals in indoor air (2020)

2020, vi + 46 pages
ISBN 978 92 890 5523 9

Indoor air contains a wide variety of chemical compounds originating both from indoor and outdoor sources. The WHO Regional Office for Europe convened a literature review and expert consultations that resulted in the identification of the most common chemical pollutants of indoor air in public settings for children (schools, kindergartens and day-care centres) and the development of a screening tool for assessment of risks from combined exposure to multiple chemicals. This publication provides information on methods for sampling and analysis of the 17 chemicals included in the tool, and around 40 other pollutants of concern in indoor air that can be considered for national monitoring programmes of indoor air quality. Priority is given to methods described by the International Organization for Standardization and/or the European Committee for Standardization, followed by methods published in peer-reviewed journals.