International Science Community Association International Research Journal of Environmental Sciences 2319-1414 8 4 2019 10 22 A review on indoor air pollution and associated health impacts with special reference to building designs 75 85 EN Henri Kpèdékpo AKOGBETO 1 International Chair in Mathematical Physics and Applications (ICMPA), Faculty of Sciences and Technologies (FAST), University Abomey-Calavi, 072 P.O.Box 50, Cotonou, Benin and Unité de Recherche sur les Zones Humides, Département de Zoologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université d′Abomey-Calavi, 01BP526 Cotonou, Bénin Emile Didier FIOGBE 2 Unité de Recherche sur les Zones Humides, Département de Zoologie, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université d′Abomey-Calavi, 01BP526 Cotonou, Bénin N.N. Punchihewa 1 Department of Zoology, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka E.M.D Tharangani 2 Department of Zoology, The Open University of Sri Lanka, Nawala, Nugegoda, Sri Lanka Nandagopal P. 1 Department of Environmental Science, Bangalore University, Jnanabharathi Campus, Bengaluru-560056, India Harish R. Bhat 2 Centre for Ecological Sciences, Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru-560012, India Shakya Sudarshana 1 Department of Botany, Bhaktapur Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Bhaktapur, Nepal Yadav Pramod Kumar 2 Department of Chemistry, Thakur Ram Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Birgunj, Nepal Pant Dipesh Raj 3 Department of Environment Science, Tri-chandra Multiple Campus, Tribhuvn University, Kathmandu, Nepal Shakya Ramesh Kaji 4 Department of Zoology, Padma Kanya Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Shrestha Mahesh 5 Department of Mathematics and Statistics, Padma Kanya Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Pradhananga Achut Ram 6 Department of Chemistry, Padma Kanya Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Shrestha Prem Kumar 7 Department of Chemistry, Padma Kanya Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Shakya Pawan Raj 8 Department of Chemistry, Padma Kanya Multiple Campus, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal Khin Myint Mar 1 Department of Zoology, University of Magway, Myanmar Thin Thin Khaing 2 Department of Zoology, University of Magway, Myanmar Ma Win 3 Department of Zoology, University of Magway, Myanmar Joshi Anushri 1 Department of Geography, Shri Haridas Kalidas Arts College, Ashram Road, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-380009, India Desai Ajay 2 Mehsana Urban Institute of Sciences, Ganpat University, Ganpat Vidhyanagar, Mehsana, Gujarat-384012, India Mehta Kavit 3 Mehsana Urban Institute of Sciences, Ganpat University, Ganpat Vidhyanagar, Mehsana, Gujarat-384012, India Bhatt Keyur2 4 Mehsana Urban Institute of Sciences, Ganpat University, Ganpat Vidhyanagar, Mehsana, Gujarat-384012, India Jain B.K. 5 M.G. Science Institute, Navarangpura, Ahmedabad, Gujarat-380009, India Elizabeth Wangui Muoria 1 Department of Environmental Science, Egerton University. P.O. Box 536 Egerton Njoro, Kenya Wilkister Nyaora Moturi 2 Department of Environmental Science, Egerton University. P.O. Box 536 Egerton Njoro, Kenya George Were Eshiamwata 3 Natural Sciences, Kenya National Commission for UNESCO, P.O. Box 72017-00200, Nairobi, Kenya Noel Dube 1 Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Zimbabwe Open University. Box 346, Gwanda, Zimbabwe Mela Danjin 1 College of Nursing and Midwifery Gombe (CONMG), Gombe State, Nigeria Henry O. Sawyerr 2 Environmental Health Science Programme, School of Allied Health and Environmental Science, Kwara State University (KWASU), MaleteIlorin, Kwara State, Nigeria Mekdes Gerawork Kassa 1 Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Debre Berhan University, P.O. Box: 126, Debre Berhan, Ethiopia Arun Kumar Yadav 1 Environmental Pollution Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Ghosh 2 Environmental Pollution Laboratory, Department of Environmental Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India Chirashree 3 Department of Biochemistry, University College of Medical Sciences, University of Delhi, Delhi, India B.D. Banerjee 4 > Review Paper 2019 3 1 2019 10 22 Human spends most of the time (about 90%) of their lives within indoor environment.The way we design buildings and operate in the indoor setting has a profound impact on human health. For understanding of how building design in urban environment, effects human health there is a necessity of study “buildings as an ecosystem”. The international status of the information on the theme of “indoor air pollution”, “building design” and its “impact on human health” and the search engines like Scopus, PubMed, Web of Science and JSTOR were used and retrieved information in the form of published papers in peer-reviewed journals who at least include two criteria pollutants (CO, CO2, Bioaerosols, VOCs, PM10 and PM2.5) in residential areas.Over last 30 years (1988-2017) about 908 documents were identified on global scale. Out of which 14 studies were satisfied the inclusion criteria rest were excluded due to duplicated reports, not related to the field, reviewed papers, some were not provided relevant data. Published papers in peer-reviewed scientific journals are providing inadequate information on building design, indoor pollution and possible health effects. Tagging above knowledge gap, there is a clear need for further studies to relate indoor air pollutants (either in residential or in commercial building) and its impact on health, especially in diverse climatic locations with polluted outdoor air. Copyright@ International Science Community Association