Occupational Exposure to Urban Airborne Particulate Matter: A Review on Environmental Monitoring and Health Effects

Iavicoli, Ivo; Leso, Veruscka; Fontana, Luca; Bergamaschi, Antonio

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-12278-1_26

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“…Phenomenon and Perception [11], [12], [19], [22], [41], [44][45][46][47][48][49][50][51], [53][54][55], [62], [63][64][65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76] Consciousness, Imagination, Spiritual [14], [15], [22], [57], [61], [64], [73], [76], [77] Human Experience and Perception [11], [15], [17], [19], [26], [37], [53], [60], [65][66][67]…”

Section: Human Perception and Phenomenologymentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Mental Health and Wellbeing [12], [21], [22], [52][53][54][55][56], [61][62][63], [72][73][74][75] Wellbeing and Environmental Design [47], [54][55][56][57][58][59][60], [65][66][67][68][69][70][71][72][73][74][75][76][77][78] Emotions, Feelings and Moods [15], [51], [57], [61], [62], [76], [79][80][81][82][83][84][85][86] Product User Experience User Experience Design…”

Section: Mental Health and Wellbeingmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Hawkes (2015) noted that the interactions of light, air and sound with architectural form and materiality have positive health impacts on human physical, biologic and psychological aspects [71]. There are four primary environmental design parameters concerning temperature, vision, air quality and noise in indoor environments that directly and indirectly influence human perceptions through senses [72].…”

Section: Environmental Design Parameters For Human Experiencesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Defining Domestic Environmental Experience for Occupants’ Mental Health and Wellbeing

Chowdhury

Noguchi

Doloi

2020

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This study was stipulated by today’s limited living conditions of middle income households in Bangladesh who have economic constraints that contribute to hindering improvement of their existing domestic settings that may affect occupants’ mental health and wellbeing. The design of domestic living environments tend to influence occupants’ emotions, feelings and moods. Thus, domestic environmental experiences need to be examined and incorporated into architectural design decisions. To understand the notion of such experiences, this study reviewed literatures concerning the related domains extensively. This study found the significant impact of domestic environments on human perceptions. Each design of domestic settings affects occupants’ emotional responses positively or negatively. Through this study, the term domestic environmental experience was defined as users’ experiences of cognitive perceptions and physical responses to their domestic built environment. In addition, it led to proposing the composition of domestic environmental experiences that need to be correlated with architectural design solutions. Nonetheless, this study did not examine the correlation where the emerging notion of Environmental Experience Design (EXD) may serve as the mediator. Accordingly, this new horizon of EXD research needs to be explored further with the aim to improve domestic built environments in Bangladesh which were the original driver of this research.

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Section: Human Perception and Phenomenologymentioning

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Section: Environmental Design Parameters For Human Experiencesmentioning

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“…Evidence continues to emerge showing that exposure to airborne pollutants and/or poor IAQ can cause adverse human health complications requiring absence from schools, and can cause acute health symptoms that decrease students' performance [21]. Over the past decades, several epidemiological studies and the adverse human health effects associated with PM pollution have been documented across the world [30][31][32][33][34][35][36][37][38][39][40][41][42][43][44][45]. According to Brunekreef & Holgate [45], these effects have been reported in short-term studies, which relate day-to-day variations in air pollution and health, and long-term studies, which have followed cohorts of exposed individuals over time.…”

Section: Journal Of Environment Pollution and Human Healthmentioning

confidence: 99%

Comparison of Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Urban vs. Industrial 'Oil & Gas' Zones in Akwa Ibom State – Nigeria

Ite¹,

Harry²,

Obadimu³

et al. 2019

JEPHH

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This study was carried out to assess indoor air quality (IAQ) in schools in Akwa Ibom State of Nigeria during the rainy (June-July) and dry (November-December) seasons of 2018. IAQ parameters were examined to assess pollutant levels in schools within Akwa Ibom State in single setting only (naturally ventilated classrooms). Schools were randomly selected from two zones: zone 1 which is located within the Capital City (Uyo metropolis) and represents the 'urban sector', and zone 2 which is located within the southern part of the state in close proximity to the oil and gas industrial region and represents the 'industrial sector'. Indoor air investigation included the following parameters: particulate matter (PM 1 , PM 2 , PM 5 , and PM 10), carbon monoxide (CO), carbon dioxide (CO 2) levels, temperature and relative humidity, which were simultaneously measured in fourteen (14) sampling days using Fluke 985 Particle Counter and Fluke 975 AirMeter. Multiple statistically analysis techniques were used to compare IAQ parameters and test for significant differences between the zones (urban vs. industrial) and annual seasonal variations. The concentrations of particulate matter (PM) in the naturally ventilated classroom in industrial zone during the rainy season ranged from 5152-5984 μg/m 3 for PM 1 ; 2744-3207 μg/m 3 for PM 2 ; 137-149 μg/m 3 for PM 5 ; 38-46 μg/m 3 for PM 10 and in urban zone, the concentrations of PM ranged from 1978-2491 μg/m 3 for PM 1 ; 1010-1311 μg/m 3 for PM 2 ; 38-56 μg/m 3 for PM 5 ; 15-24 μg/m 3 for PM 10. During the dry season, the concentrations of PM in the naturally ventilated classroom in industrial zone ranged from 6138-6999 μg/m 3 for PM 1 ; 2984-3980 μg/m 3 for PM 2 ; 146-159 μg/m 3 for PM 5 ; 47-59 μg/m 3 for PM 10 and in urban zone, the concentrations of PM ranged from 2556-3972 μg/m 3 for PM 1 ; 1911-2311 μg/m 3 for PM 2 ; 51-66 μg/m 3 for PM 5 ; 18-34 μg/m 3 for PM 10. Results of this study has revealed that the concentrations of PM 1 , PM 2 , PM 5 , and PM 10 measured in the naturally ventilated classroom in industrial zone were significantly (p < 0.001) higher than those measured in the urban zone during both rainy and dry seasons. In this present study, the concentrations of PM 10 measured were found to be much lower than the ambient maximum contaminant level for airborne PM 10 standard promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (US-EPA) (150 μg/m 3 daily average and 50 μg/m 3 annual average) and World Health Organization (WHO) PM 10 guidelines values (50 μg/m 3 daily average and 20 μg/m 3 annual average). Apart from re-suspension of atmospheric particles, anthropogenic activities in industrial zone significantly influenced the measured concentrations of PM compared to those measured in urban zone. In addition, the lower concentration of CO and CO 2 measured indicated adequate air exchange at the time of the assessment in the naturally ventilated classrooms during the sampling period. The results obtained reveal important contributions towards understanding o...

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“…Over the years, several epidemiological studies have confirmed that PM, especially the respirable fraction of PM, the PM 2.5 (for particles < 2.5 μm diameter), has adverse effects on human health [5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16][17][18][19]. Some of the human health effects of inhalable PM include respiratory and cardiovascular morbidity, such as aggravation of asthma and respiratory symptoms; chronic lung diseases; premature mortality, decreased lung function, mortality from cardiovascular and respiratory diseases, and from lung cancer.…”

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Particulate Matter and Staff Exposure in an Air-Conditioned Office in Akwa Ibom State University – Nigeria

Ite¹,

Ogunkunle²,

Obadimu³

et al. 2017

JAP

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Indoor air quality parameters were investigated in an occupied air-conditioned office and unoccupied air-conditioned office located in the Faculty of Natural and Applied Sciences Complex in Akwa Ibom State University -Nigeria, during the rainy (June -July) and dry (November -December) seasons of 2016. Particulate matter (PM 1 , PM 2 , PM 5 , PM 10 ), temperature, relative humidity, carbon monoxide (CO) and carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) levels were simultaneously measured in fourteen (14) 10 . This study has revealed that the particulate matter (PM 1 , PM 2 , PM 5 , PM 10 ) concentrations in an occupied air-conditioned office were significantly (P < 0.001) higher than those obtained in unoccupied air-conditioned office during both rainy and dry seasons. However, the concentrations of PM 10 obtained in the present study were found to be much lower than the ambient maximum contaminant level for airborne PM 10 standard promulgated by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (USEPA) (150 μg/m 3 daily average and 50 μg/m 3 annual average) and World Health Organization (WHO) PM 10 guidelines values (50 μg/m 3 daily average and 20 μg/m 3 annual average). Although there were no significant relationships among PM 1 , PM 2 , PM 5 , and PM 10 in occupied air-conditioned office, correlation analysis indicated that PM 1 , PM 2 and PM 5 were significantly correlated at P < 0.01 in unoccupied air-conditioned office and correlation coefficients were different. Apart from suspended atmospheric dust and settling dust, human activities in the occupied air-conditioned office significantly influenced the particulate matter concentrations obtained compared to those obtained in unoccupied air-conditioned office in both rainy and dry seasons. Although the concentrations of CO and CO 2 were below detection limit (BDL), they indicated adequate air exchange at the time of the assessment in the air-conditioned office during the sampling period. The results obtained have revealed important contributions towards the understanding of particulate matter distribution patterns and provided baseline data that can be used for potential identification of human health risks associated with airborne particulate matter in air-conditioned offices in Akwa Ibom State University -Nigeria. Keywords

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Occupational Exposure to Urban Airborne Particulate Matter: A Review on Environmental Monitoring and Health Effects

Cited by 4 publications

References 116 publications

Defining Domestic Environmental Experience for Occupants’ Mental Health and Wellbeing

Defining Domestic Environmental Experience for Occupants’ Mental Health and Wellbeing

Comparison of Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Urban vs. Industrial 'Oil & Gas' Zones in Akwa Ibom State – Nigeria

Particulate Matter and Staff Exposure in an Air-Conditioned Office in Akwa Ibom State University – Nigeria

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Occupational Exposure to Urban Airborne Particulate Matter: A Review on Environmental Monitoring and Health Effects

Cited by 4 publications

References 116 publications

Defining Domestic Environmental Experience for Occupants’ Mental Health and Wellbeing

Defining Domestic Environmental Experience for Occupants’ Mental Health and Wellbeing

Comparison of Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Urban vs. Industrial 'Oil &amp; Gas' Zones in Akwa Ibom State – Nigeria

Particulate Matter and Staff Exposure in an Air-Conditioned Office in Akwa Ibom State University – Nigeria

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Comparison of Indoor Air Quality in Schools: Urban vs. Industrial 'Oil & Gas' Zones in Akwa Ibom State – Nigeria