Nicholas J Nassikas, Meredith C McCormack, Gary Ewart, John R Balmes, Tami C Bond, Emily Brigham, Kevin Cromar, Allen H Goldstein, Anne Hicks, Philip K Hopke, Brittany Meyer, William W Nazaroff, Laura M Paulin, Mary B Rice, George D Thurston, Barbara J Turpin, Marina E Vance, Charles J Weschler, Junfeng Zhang, Howard M Kipen
Indoor sources of air pollution worsen indoor and outdoor air quality. Thus, identifying and reducing indoor pollutant sources would decrease both indoor and outdoor air pollution, benefit public health, and help address the climate crisis. As outdoor sources come under regulatory control, unregulated indoor sources become a rising percentage of the problem. This American Thoracic Society workshop was convened in 2022 to evaluate this increasing proportion of indoor contributions to outdoor air quality. The workshop was conducted by physicians and scientists, including atmospheric and aerosol scientists, environmental engineers, toxicologists, epidemiologists, regulatory policy experts, and pediatric and adult pulmonologists...
March 2024: Annals of the American Thoracic Society