Indoor air quality is critical to the health, comfort, and wellbeing of occupants. Pollutants in the air can cause ill-health, irritation, and other adverse reactions to smells or odors, whether at home, in public, or the workplace.

Indoor air quality assessment measures air pollutants to ensure that you are compliant with health and safety standards including Control of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH) Regulations. Compliance to these and environmental standards such as LEED, BREEAM, and WELL will demonstrate your commitment to environmentally sustainable buildings for occupants. If dangerous levels of air pollutants are detected,air quality assessmentcan also help determine a remedial solution.

Element’s qualified occupational hygienists have extensive experience in full indoor air quality assessments looking at chemical, physical, and biological parameters using a variety of measurement methods. We are also able to provide quantitativeface fit testingin according toCOSHH regulations.

If you have any questions about indoor air quality assessments or requirements, pleasecontact an expert today.

Parameter Type Monitoring Method
Physical Parameters

Temperature

相对湿度

Airflow

热meter

Hygrometer

Anemometer

Chemical Parameters

Concentration of airborne particulates

Concentration of volatile organic compounds

Concentration of carbon monoxide/carbon dioxide

Concentration of ozone

Concentration of formaldehyde

MDHS 14/4 or Aerosol monitor

MDHA 104 or PID direct reader

A Trak meter

OSHA ID214或Gastec管

MDHS 102 or Gastec Tube

Microbiological Parameters Ambient airborne particulates Hi Vac Sampler

Standards for Indoor Air Quality Assessment

  • HSG173 Monitoring strategies for toxic substances
  • MDHS 14/4 general methods for sampling and gravimetric analysis of respirable, thoracic, and inhalable aerosols.
  • MDHS 102 Aldehydes in Air
  • MDHS 104 Volatile organic compounds
  • BS EN ISO 16000-4: 2004 Diffusive sampling and formaldehyde in air
  • EN ISO 16000-6: 2011 VOCs in air by active sampling
  • BS EN 16017-2: 2003 VOCs – indoor, ambient and workplace air by passive sampling
  • BS EN ISO 16000-3: 2001 formaldehyde and other carbonyls in air by pumped sampling

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