Occurrence, human exposure, and risk of microplastics in the indoor environment

HK Ageel, S Harrad, MAE Abdallah - … Science: Processes & Impacts, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
Microplastics (MPs) are a group of emerging contaminants that have attracted increasing
scientific and societal attention over the past decade due to their ubiquitous detection in all …

Sources of airborne microorganisms in the built environment

AJ Prussin, LC Marr - Microbiome, 2015 - Springer
Each day people are exposed to millions of bioaerosols, including whole microorganisms,
which can have both beneficial and detrimental effects. The next chapter in understanding …

Indoor bioaerosol dynamics

WW Nazaroff - Indoor air, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Inhaling indoor air is the primary means by which humans are exposed to bioaerosols.
Considering bacteria, fungi, and viruses, this study reviews the dynamic processes that …

Nanoparticle emissions from 11 non-vehicle exhaust sources–a review

P Kumar, L Pirjola, M Ketzel, RM Harrison - Atmospheric Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
Nanoparticle emissions from road vehicles have been studied extensively in the recent past
due to their dominant contribution towards the total airborne particle number concentrations …

Role of indoor aerosols for COVID-19 viral transmission: a review

B Chen, P Jia, J Han - Environmental chemistry letters, 2021 - Springer
The relationship between outdoor atmospheric pollution by particulate matter and the
morbidity and mortality of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) infections was recently …

Walking-induced particle resuspension in indoor environments

J Qian, J Peccia, AR Ferro - Atmospheric Environment, 2014 - Elsevier
Resuspension of particles indoors increases the risk of consequent exposure through
inhalation and non-dietary ingestion. Studies have been conducted to characterize indoor …

[HTML][HTML] Microplastics in the urban atmosphere: Sources, occurrences, distribution, and potential health implications

A Jahandari - Journal of Hazardous Materials Advances, 2023 - Elsevier
Urbanization itself is a major and furthermost imperative contributor to the release of
microplastics into the environments. As cities grow and develop, more plastic products are …

Influence of ventilation and filtration on indoor particle concentrations in urban office buildings

TN Quang, C He, L Morawska, LD Knibbs - Atmospheric environment, 2013 - Elsevier
This study aimed to quantify the efficiency of deep bag and electrostatic filters, and assess
the influence of ventilation systems using these filters on indoor fine (< 2.5 μm) and ultrafine …

[HTML][HTML] Size-resolved inhalation intake fractions for particles released from human activities in residential indoor environments

D Licina, BE Boor - Building and Environment, 2023 - Elsevier
Inhalation exposure to elevated concentrations of airborne particulate matter is a public
health concern. Assessment of exposure can be enhanced through better knowledge of …

[HTML][HTML] Contribution of metals in resuspended dust to indoor and personal inhalation exposures: Relationships between PM10 and settled dust

PE Rasmussen, C Levesque, M Chénier… - Building and …, 2018 - Elsevier
This study investigated relationships between element concentrations in settled indoor dust
and airborne particulate matter (PM), and characterized element concentrations in fine (PM …