NORMAN

Focus

Building materials, articles and consumer products contain a variety of both well-known chemicals and emerging substances. Chemicals emitted indoors will be present in indoor air and dust, which will become important pathways of chemical exposure for humans as well as a direct source of contamination to outdoor ambient air, and the wider outdoor environment.

The main objectives of this working group are:

•    to evaluate which emerging chemicals and chemical groups are currently analysed in ambient (indoor and outdoor) air and dust and which are of concern for the indoor environment and outdoor air 
•    to improve harmonisation of measurement and sampling methods for the indoor environment and outdoor ambient air (via the development of guidelines and organisation of interlaboratory studies)
•    to identify indoor emissions of emerging substances e.g. from the built environment using both measurements and modelling techniques
•    to identify important pathways of chemical exposure for humans indoors and pathways to the outdoor environment using both measurements and modelling techniques
•    to improve links between policy and science in the field of the indoor environment.

NORMAN WG-6 on Indoor environments and ambient air will act as a key player in the research area of “Chemicals of Emerging Concern” (CECs), particularly with respect to chemical originating from consumer products, building materials and other sources directly present in indoor environments. WG-6 aims to be an important link between policy and science. It is therefore important that scientists as well as industry and stakeholders are involved in the WG. 

Co-ordinator team: Lisa Melymuk, Pernilla Bohlin Nizzetto, Pim Leonards, Adrian Covaci

Contact: Lisa Melymuk 

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