With a growing awareness of the potential hazards of chemical and biological agents in our homes, schools and workplaces, a greater emphasis has been placed on evaluating the role of mycotoxins and mycotoxin-producing fungi in our indoor environments. Now, more then ever, the potential health effects of airborne molds and other biological contaminants are being given serious consideration in IA...

Annals of Chemical Science Research Advanced Nanomaterials as UV Photocatalysts for IAQ Monitoring Ayesha Kausar1,2,3*, Ishaq Ahmad1,2,3, Zhu Tianle4 and Eisa MH5 1NPU-NCP joint international research center on Defects engineering, Northwestern Polytechnical University, China 2UNESCO-UNISA Africa Chair in Nano-sciences/Nanotechnology, iThemba LABS, South 3NPU-NCP National Centre Physics, Pakist...

Based on seven case studies of buildings that underwent different degrees of moisture and mold damage remediation, we aimed to develop methodology for assessment of the success of the remediation process. Methods used in gauging the success included technical monitoring of performance of building structures and heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems, microbial monitoring of in...

Buildings account for 40% of total global energy use and contribute towards 30% of total CO2 emissions. Heating ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) systems are the major sources of energy consumption in buildings, and there has been extensive research focusing on efficiently control them. However, in most cases, this is achieved at the cost of sacrificing thermal, visual and/or IAQ comfort....

Buildings represent a major part of the world energy requirement. The simulation of combined heat, air and moisture (HAM) and pollutant transfer in this context is important to predict the indoor air quality (IAQ), along with the thermal comfort inside the buildings. Moreover, it is important to have appropriate levels of indoor humidity along with the room temperature as movement of water vapo...

journal of accounting advances (j.a.a) vol. 5, no. 1, 2013, ser. 64/3     extended abstract   monitoring role of auditing and corporate dividend payout policies   dr. v. khodadadi              s. hajizadeh               r. ghorbani shahid chamran university of ahvaz   introduction the aim of this paper is to investigate the relation between monitoring role of independent auditing and corporate ...