A review of thermal comfort applied in bus cabin environments

M das Neves Almeida, AA de Paula Xavier… - Applied Sciences, 2020 - mdpi.com
As of 2020, it has been 50 years since the publication of Fanger's predictive model of
thermal comfort that was designed for indoor environments and attention worldwide is …

[HTML][HTML] Indoor air pollutants and microbes in mass rapid transit (MRT) trains of north-western area of Bangkok, Thailand: Impact on indoor air quality and human …

T Ngamsritrakul, S Panyametheekul… - Environmental …, 2024 - Elsevier
Most modern cities suffer from urban air pollution caused by human activity such as traffic
and other sources. Various pollutants in the environment may pose a threat to the health of …

Filters from taxis air conditioning system: A tool to characterize driver's occupational exposure to bioburden?

C Viegas, A Monteiro, M Dos Santos, T Faria… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bioburden proliferation in filters from air conditioning systems of taxis represents a possible
source of occupational exposure. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of …

Factors affecting the exposure to physicochemical and microbiological pollutants in vehicle cabins while commuting in Lisbon

ND Buitrago, J Savdie, SM Almeida, SC Verde - Environmental Pollution, 2021 - Elsevier
Commuters are exposed to a variety of physicochemical and microbiological pollutants that
can lead to adverse health effects. This study aims to evaluate the indoor air quality (IAQ) in …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of bioaerosols associated with commuter transport micro-environments using high throughput sequencing

N Grydaki, I Colbeck, C Whitby - Science of the Total Environment, 2024 - Elsevier
Air quality inside commuter transport is an important public health issue. However, there is
currently limited information on commuter exposure to the microbial fraction of airborne …

Air Disinfection—From Medical Areas to Vehicle

A Bukłaha, A Wieczorek, E Kruszewska… - Frontiers in Public …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Cars with air conditioning systems have become the norm, but these systems can be
dangerous for human health as a result of the accumulation of different microorganisms …

Evaluating bioaerosol exposure among bus drivers in the public transport sector

B Nowakowicz-Dębek, H Pawlak, Ł Wlazło… - … of Occupational and …, 2017 - Taylor & Francis
Occupational hazards and consequent health problems suffered by drivers in the public
transport sector require preventive measures. The aim of this study was to assess the …

Aspergillus prevalence in air conditioning filters from vehicles: Taxis for patient transportation, forklifts, and personal vehicles

C Viegas, R Moreira, T Faria, LA Caetano… - … of Environmental & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The frequency and importance of Aspergillus infections is increasing worldwide. This study
aimed to assess the occupational exposure of forklifts and taxi drivers to Aspergillus spp …

[PDF][PDF] Microbial air quality in municipal buses before and after disinfection of their air-conditioning systems

M Gołofit-Szymczak, A Stobnicka-Kupiec… - Journal of Ecological …, 2019 - bibliotekanauki.pl
To ensure the proper quality of the air and simultaneously improve the comfort of
professional drivers or travellers, the cars are fit with air-conditioning (AC) systems. The AC …

Airborne Culturable Fungi in the Indoor and Outdoor Environments of Shrines in Chennai, India

S Nannu Shankar, B Srinivasan, UP Nyayiru Kannaian - Atmosphere, 2024 - mdpi.com
The diversity and concentrations of airborne fungi in the environments of 58 temples across
a metropolitan city (Chennai) in India were investigated. Air samples from indoors (within 2 …