Review Article

Indoor Air Quality in Inpatient Environments: A Systematic Review on Factors that Influence Chemical Pollution in Inpatient Wards

Table 1

General overview of the existing norms and guidelines related to indoor air.

Norms and guidelinesAims and scopeRelationship with healing spacesContents

UNI 10339:1995 ItalyAeraulic systems for users’ well-being and comfortReferences for microclimate and ventilation requirements in some functional unitsReferences for limited functional units(i) Microclimatic requirements
(ii) Ventilation requirements
DPR 14/01/1997 ItalyAct for the minimum structural, technological, and organizational requirements for public and private healthcare facilitiesReferences for microclimate and ventilation requirements in some functional unitsReferences for limited functional units(i) Microclimatic requirements
(ii) Ventilation requirements
ISPESL (2005 and 2009) ItalyStandard guidelines safety and hygiene in surgery block, emergency room, and children blockReferences for safety and healthy hard functional unitsReferences for limited functional units(i) Microclimatic requirements
(ii) Ventilation requirements
Legislative decree 81/2008 ItalyLaw on health and safety in working placesReferences for workers safety (generic for several workspaces)Any reference related to hospital(i) Guideline values
ASHRAE 170/2008 USAVentilation of healthcare facilitiesReferences related to ventilation requirements for all the hospitalsReferences for several hospital functional units(i) Ventilation requirements
WHO 2006WHO air quality guidelines for particulate matter, ozone, nitrogen dioxide, and sulfur dioxideReferences related to chemical pollution for ambient airAny reference related to hospital(i) Guideline values
WHO 2010WHO guidelines for indoor air quality: selected pollutantsReferences related to chemical pollution for indoorAny reference related to hospital(i) Guideline values
WHO 2016Ambient air pollution: a global assessment of exposure and burden of diseaseReferences related to chemical pollution for outdoorAny reference related to hospital(i) Guideline values (outdoor)
ISO 16000Air in confined environmentsReferences related to sampling methodsAny reference related to hospital(i) Sampling strategies