Indoor air quality and contribution to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic

Authors

  • Danielle Lima Lopes IFBA - Instituto Federal da Bahia https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5167-2753
  • Antonio Gabriel Souza Almeida IFBA - Instituto Federal da Bahia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv1n123-13921%20

Abstract

Indoor air quality (IAQ) is a public health issue, making it essential to identify the factors that influence and can become a threat to human health, favoring the spread of pathogens and the development of diseases. The COVID-19 pandemic made the discussion, analysis and re-adaptations of environmental and practices even more necessary. This article, through a literature review, aimed to identify and synthesize evidence of the implications of indoor air quality for human health and its contribution to the control of contaminants, thus facilitating understanding and consequently contributing to decision-making in the control of viral spread in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic. In this review, the MEDLINE, LILACS, SciELO, SCIENCE DIRECT, PUBMED and GOOGLE SCHOLAR databases were used, in addition to National Ministerial Resolutions and Ordinances, International Standards and Guidelines. Overall, the literature shows that IAQ directly impacts human health, with short and long-term effects. Furthermore, studies have shown that viral spread is even greater in closed, crowded environments with inadequate ventilation. Thus, the importance of improving studies and implementing an integrated and multisystemic management is highlighted.

Author Biography

Danielle Lima Lopes, IFBA - Instituto Federal da Bahia

Engenheira Mecânica pelo IFBA

Published

2023-02-28

How to Cite

Lima Lopes, D., & Souza Almeida, A. G. (2023). Indoor air quality and contribution to the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic. DESAFIOS - Revista Interdisciplinar Da Universidade Federal Do Tocantins, 10(1). https://doi.org/10.20873/uftv1n123-13921