Indoor Air Quality Under Restricted Ventilation and Occupancy Scenarios with Focus on Particulate Matter: A Case Study of Fitness Centre

• Tipo: Capítulo ou Parte de Livro
• Data: 2022

Autores

Klara Slezakova (Autor) FEUP; Cátia Peixoto (Autor) Outra; Simone Morais (Autor) Outra; Maria do Carmo Pereira (Autor) FEUP

Livro

Título: Occupational and environmental safety and health III

Páginas: 345-354

ISBN: 978-3-030-89616-4

ISBN Eletrónico: 978-3-030-89617-1

Editora: Springer

Indexação

Scopus - 1 Citação

Classificação Científica

CORDIS: Ciências Naturais > Ciências do ambiente

Projetos Associados

ALiCE - ALiCE - Laboratório Associado em Engenharia Química

LEPABE - Financiamento Plurianual 2020-2023 da Unidade de I&D LEPABE - Laboratório de Engenharia de Processos, Ambiente, Biotecnologia e Energia

BioFirEx - Um painel de (bio)marcadores para a vigilância da saúde e da segurança do bombeiro

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00V-PH4

DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-89617-1_31

Abstract (EN): Objective: This work assessed particulate matter (PM 1, PM 2.5, PM 5 and PM 10 ) and thermal comfort parameters (temperature, relative humidity) in indoor air of fitness centre, under restricted ventilation and occupancy scenarios. Background: Exercising on regular basis provides countless health benefits, which might be countered if done in environments with poor air. Methods: PM was continuously (24 h) monitored for two weeks in one fitness club situated Oporto Metropolitan Area, Portugal. Various indoor spaces (body building and cardio fitness areas, studios) were assessed. Results: Across all spaces, PM 10 ranged 13¿298 ¿gm-3, (mean 56 ¿gm-3 ) exceeding Portuguese limit of 50 ¿gm-3. PM 5 (4¿196 ¿gm-3; 42 ¿gm-3 ) were highly correlated with PM 10 (|rs| = 0.937), whereas PM 2.5 (3.8¿49 ¿gm-3; 14 ¿gm-3 ) and PM 1 (1.6¿26 ¿gm-3; 7.5 ¿gm-3 ) accounted for, respectively, 25% and 15% of PM 10. Finally, relative humidity was well below the indicated guideline range. Conclusions: The obtained results suggest possible inhalation risks and discomforts for the occupants of the respective fitness centre. Reasonable measures should be used to regulate indoor air quality, even under restricted conditions, in order to ensure safe and comfortable environments. © 2022, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica