Economic Consequences

Jerzy Sowa*, Shin Ichi Tanabe, Pawel Wargocki

*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Indoor air quality (IAQ) affects the quality of life by increasing the risks for health problems and reduced work performance. Consequently, different societal costs are incurred. By reducing pollutants elevating exposures indoors, and improving IAQ, these costs can be reduced or avoided. This chapter attempts to summarize the evidence and the methods for estimating the costs and economic consequences of poor IAQ affecting work performance. The value of lost work is discussed considering discomfort and health, absence from work (absenteeism), or working with limitations due to illness (presenteeism). The impact of air quality and other environmental factors on work performed at home is also presented as a hypothesis, but this evidence is limited.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationHandbook of Indoor Air Quality
PublisherSpringer Nature
Pages1477-1487
Number of pages11
ISBN (Electronic)9789811676802
ISBN (Print)9789811676796
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Jan 1

Keywords

  • Absenteeism
  • Benefits
  • Costs
  • Environment and public health
  • Indoor air quality
  • Learning
  • Presenteeism,
  • Productivity
  • Respiratory disease
  • Societal consequences
  • Work performance

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • General Environmental Science
  • General Engineering
  • General Medicine

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