A review of microbial and chemical assessment of indoor surfaces

This review emphasizes the importance of classification surface reservoirs represented by building and indoor materials. Models developed in past 45 years to study mainly non-reactive thermodynamic partitioning air pollutants surfaces as well their validation through analytical measurements are discussed. Analytical techniques aiming at characterization have been summarized. Applications relevant chemistry performed indoors last decade also given. Finally, for microbiological sampling characterize hygienic state compiled. Readers will be introduced state-of-the-art that being used (physico)chemical surfaces. The focus is on real-time situ instrumentation understand chemical processes rather than quality monitoring indoors. Our aim was give an overview useful a tutorial approaches challenges