[HTML][HTML] Children environmental exposure to particulate matter and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and biomonitoring in school environments: A review on indoor …

M Oliveira, K Slezakova, C Delerue-Matos… - Environment …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
Children, an important vulnerable group, spend most of their time at schools (up to 10 h per
day, mostly indoors) and the respective air quality may significantly impact on children …

Biological toxicity of heavy metal (loid) s in natural environments: From microbes to humans

C Ding, J Chen, F Zhu, L Chai, Z Lin… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - frontiersin.org
Excessive levels of heavy metal (loid) s (HMs) in natural environments pose a serious threat
to living beings worldwide. HM exposure causes irreversible damage to structural …

Indoor aerosols: from personal exposure to risk assessment

L Morawska, A Afshari, GN Bae, G Buonanno… - Indoor …, 2013‏ - Wiley Online Library
Motivated by growing considerations of the scale, severity, and risks associated with human
exposure to indoor particulate matter, this work reviewed existing literature to:(i) identify state …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of indoor air quality and risk of COVID-19 infection in Spanish secondary school and university classrooms

D Rodríguez, IR Urbieta, Á Velasco… - Building and …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Despite the risk of transmission of SARS-CoV-2, Spanish educational centers were
reopened after six months of lockdown. Ventilation was mostly adopted as a preventive …

Indoor air quality in schools and its relationship with children's respiratory symptoms

J Madureira, I Paciência, J Rufo, E Ramos… - Atmospheric …, 2015‏ - Elsevier
A cross-sectional survey was conducted to characterize the indoor air quality (IAQ) in
schools and its relationship with children's respiratory symptoms. Concentrations of volatile …

Effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on indoor air quality and thermal comfort of primary schools in winter in a Mediterranean climate

A Alonso, J Llanos, R Escandón, JJ Sendra - Sustainability, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Research studies have shown the potential effects of indoor environmental quality (IEQ) on
pupils' health and academic performance. The COVID-19 pandemic has prompted renewed …

Fine particulate matter in the indoor air of barbeque restaurants: Elemental compositions, sources and health risks

S Taner, B Pekey, H Pekey - Science of the total environment, 2013‏ - Elsevier
Cooking is a significant source of indoor particulate matter that can cause adverse health
effects. In this study, a 5-stage cascade impactor was used to collect particulate matter from …

A review of heavy metals in indoor dust and its human health-risk implications

SY Tan, SM Praveena, EZ Abidin… - … on environmental health, 2016‏ - degruyter.com
Indoor dust acts as a media for heavy metal deposition. Past studies have shown that heavy
metal concentration in indoor dust is affected by local human activities and atmospheric …

[HTML][HTML] The underpinning factors affecting the classroom air quality, thermal comfort and ventilation in 30 classrooms of primary schools in London

S Hama, P Kumar, A Tiwari, Y Wang, PF Linden - Environmental research, 2023‏ - Elsevier
The health and academic performance of children are significantly impacted by air quality in
classrooms. However, there is a lack of understanding of the relationship between …

Assessment of ventilation and indoor air pollutants in nursery and elementary schools in France

N Canha, C Mandin, O Ramalho, G Wyart… - Indoor …, 2016‏ - Wiley Online Library
The aim of this study was to characterize the relationship between Indoor Air Quality (IAQ)
and ventilation in French classrooms. Various parameters were measured over one school …