4. AIR QUALITY MONITORING
• Building type
• Selection of pollutants
• Diagnosing health related problems
• Building ventilation characteristic
• Number of people
• Activities in space (burning, smoking etc.)
• Outdoor pollution
• Health records or disease history of people
5. AIR QUALITY PARAMETERS
• Chemical components like VOCs, formaldehyde, pesticides, SO2,
CO2, CO, NOx etc.
• Biological Pollutants – bacteria, fungus, allergens
• Particulate Matter- PM2.5, PM10, dust, etc.
• Moisture, Humidity
• Temperature
• Air Velocity i.e. Ventilation
6. Indoor Air Quality
Parameters
Indoor Air Quality Standards
NBC 2016 ASHRAE WHO OSHA
CO 20 mg/m3 9 ppm (8 hours) 10 mg/m3 50 ppm (8 hours)
CO2 – 1000 ppm – 5000 ppm
PM 60 µg/m3 – – –
PM 10 – 50 µg/m3 15 mg/m3
PM 2.5 – – 25 µg/m3 5 mg/m3
SO2 80 µg/m3 – 20 µg/m3 5 ppm (8 hours)
NOX 20 µg/m3 – – –
NO2 – – 40 µg/m3 (Annual) 5 ppm (8 hours)
HC 1800 µg/m3 – – –
Temperature 26±2 °C 22.8 to 26.1 °C – –
Humidity 40 % to 70 % 30 % to 65 % – –
Air velocity 1.2 m/s – – –
7. Red Orange Green White
Pollution Index Score
60 and Above 41 to 59 21 to 40 up to 20
Hazardous
Chemicals
Lead and Battery
Cement Industry
Nuclear Power
Bakeries and
Confectionery units
Food Processing
Automobile
Servicing, Repairing
and Painting
Building &
Infrastructure
projects
Ayurvedic and
Homeopathic
medicines without
boiler
Carpentry &
Furniture
Mineralized water
Ready Mix Concrete
Blending and
packing of Tea
Cotton & Woollen
Hosiers making
Organic Manure
Mixing
Diesel Pump
Repairing &
Servicing
8. AIR QUALITY MONITOR EQUIPMENT
• LCD Digital Electromagnetic Radiation Detector Sensor EMF Meter
• Forbix Semicon
• HTC 288-CTH Thermo-Hygrometer
• Testo 535 – CO2 meter
• Testo 480
• Indoor Air Quality Monitor from Instrumex
• VOC meter
• Thermo-Hygrometer