Indoor Air Quality in Elderly Centers: Pollutants Emission and Health Effects

• Tipo: Outra Publicação em Revista Científica Internacional
• Data: 2022

Autores

Teresa M. Mata (Autor) Outra; Felgueiras, F (Autor) Outra; António A. Martins (Autor) FEUP; Monteiro, H (Autor) Outra; Ferraz, MP (Autor) FEUP; Oliveira, GM (Autor) Outra; Gabriel, MF (Autor) Outra; Silva, GV (Autor) Outra

Revista

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Título: ENVIRONMENTS

Vol. 9

Página Final: 86

ISSN: 2076-3298

Indexação

ISI Web of Knowledge - 22 Citações

Scopus - 32 Citações

Outras Informações

ID Authenticus: P-00W-TW9

DOI: 10.3390/environments9070086

Abstract (EN): The world population is ageing, in particular in the developed world, with a significant increase in the percentage of people above 60 years old. They represent a segment of the population that is more vulnerable to adverse environmental conditions. Among them, indoor air quality is one of the most relevant, as elders spend comparatively more time indoors than younger generations. Furthermore, the recent COVID-19 pandemic contributed immensely to raising awareness of the importance of breathing air quality for human health and of the fact that indoor air is a vector for airborne infections and poisoning. Hence, this work reviews the state of the art regarding indoor air quality in elderly centers, considering the type of pollutants involved, their emission sources, and their health effects. Moreover, the influence of ventilation on air quality is also addressed. Notwithstanding the potential health problems with the corresponding costs and morbidity effects, only a few studies have considered explicitly indoor air quality and its impacts on elderly health. More studies are, therefore, necessary to objectively identify what are the impacts on the health of elderly people due to the quality of indoor air and how it can be improved, either by reducing the pollutants emission sources or by more adequate ventilation and thermal comfort strategies.

Idioma: Inglês

Tipo (Avaliação Docente): Científica

Nº de páginas: 25