As there is a growing body of evidence showing the adverse health effects of indoor air pollution, research ought to focus on this issue and find methodologies to monitor it in order to find ways to counteract its effect on human health.

Research on air pollution used to concentrate almost exclusively on outdoor air pollution. However, over the years and as research on atmospheric pollution progressed, hazards from indoor air pollution were also studied and proved to have adverse effects on health too.

Therefore research needs to assess and monitor this kind of pollution, especially non-industrial indoor air pollution. This kind of pollution can be found at home, at school and in workplaces. Bernstein et al. (2007) reports that, in the US, people spend in average 22 hours per day indoor and are exposed to multiple sources of pollution. For example passive smoke, gas, particulate matters and outdoor pollution stuck indoor. It is a low level exposure but overtime those pollutants present indoor cause allergies and other numerous diseases.

In reaction to the risk that indoor pollution represent, research needs to find ways to monitor non-industrial indoor-air pollution and to interpret results in order to make recommendations for an increase of indoor air quality.

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