The Benefits Of Indoor Air Quality

“Indoor air quality refers to a complex concept that includes considering the concentrations of a wide range of indoor air pollutants as well as the air temperature and relative humidity.” (Robert G. Harris, 2009). Indoor air pollutants are known or suspected to affect people’s comfortness, environmental satisfaction, health, work or school performance (Circle & Atlanta, 2012). Indoor air quality (IAQ) problems are not restricted to home environment but there are also other buildings that are exposed to indoor air quality problems such as libraries, offices and schools. Properly planned strategy can develop better air quality such as proper design, controlled ventilation and the use of suitable healthy building materials.

Indoor air quality becomes worse due to overcrowded space since the number of occupants in a library is greater than the number of occupants in the classroom, office or home (Sundell, 2004). A library is a place that synonym with a lots of book, a large building and the area of people gathered. Most educational libraries are greatly larger than community libraries. An academic library's purpose is to support the

Most of our exposure to environmental pollutants happens by breathing the air indoors. These pollutants come from activities, stuff and things we use every day. The particulate matter can contribute to poor air indoor quality (Bernstein et al., 2008). The particles emitted from products such as building materials, bookshelves, furnishings and office products are another source of indoor air pollution. Airborne particulates can also come from dirt and dust that is tracked in from outdoors. Particulates can generate allergies and other respiratory problems in the library where some symptoms were experienced predominantly by the staff and librarians who are working in an air conditioned environment (H.E Burroughs & Shirley J. Hansen,