Indoor air quality (IAQ) models require a wide range of input data, including envelope leakage information, weather, ventilation system characteristics, contaminant source emission rates, sink removal rates, occupant schedules, and air cleaner removal rates.
Many of the required model inputs are available in the literature; however, these data have generally not been compiled in a readily accessible source. In order to facilitate the IAQ modeling process and allow for assessment of data quality and completeness, there is an urgent need for well-designed databases of measured contaminant modeling data.
The characterization of indoor sources is currently problematic as lot of studies were only focused on measuring indoor concentration levels instead of determining their emission rates which is required to model the indoor concentration changes with time. The emission rate is expressed in unit of mass per unit of time for gaseous pollutants and in number per unit of time and size range for particles.
The aim of the current database, A comPilAtion of iNDoOR Air pollutant emissions (PANDORA), is to compile the available data regarding the emission rates of both gaseous and particulate pollutants in a systematic way to provide useful information for IAQ modelers.
The initial structure and data of PANDORA (version 1.0) are described in the published paper: Abadie M.O., Blondeau P. 2011. PANDORA database: A compilation of indoor air pollutant emissions. HVAC&R Research 17 (4): pp.602-613. doi:10.1080/10789669.2011.579877.
First available as a downloadable Microsoft Access file, PANDORA is now a complete web application, easy to explore and find data you need.
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You have suggestions to improve PANDORA (structure, navigation, research...) or you have data to add to the database, do not hesitate to contact us by email (mabadie@univ-lr.fr).
Citation
When using data from PANDORA, please mention the original reference and add "https://db-pandora.univ-lr.fr" at the end.
Example: AUTHOR, X. Y. (Year Published). Article title. Journal Name, Volume (Issue), Page(s). Retrieved from https://db-pandora.univ-lr.fr on May 18, 2021.
Disclaimer
The information contained in this database is dedicated to help IAQ modelers in their analyses.
We endeavor to keep the information up to date and correct but we make no warranties of any kind, express or implied, about the completeness, accuracy, reliability and suitability of the data. Any reliance you place on such information is therefore strictly at your own risk.
