BRE BR433 PDF

Introduction

This is a report on BRE's national representative survey of air pollutants in 876 homes in England. The survey lasted for 17 months (October 1997 to February 1999), each home being monitored once during this period. The survey was designed to extend and refine knowledge of baseline levels of indoor pollutants in homes, to identify any regional differences in pollutant levels and to permit a detailed analysis of factors associated with high indoor pollutant concentrations. Comparisons are made with the data previously regarded as the most representative of England, obtained from 174 homes by BRE as part of the Avon Longitudinal Study of Pregnancy and Childhood (ALSPAC).

The work was commissioned and funded by the Chemicals and Biotechnology Division of the Department of the Environment, Transport and the Regions, now the Department of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA).