Repository logo
 
Publication

Indoor air quality assessment in grocery stores

2022-12Journal article Open access
Simple item page
dc.contributor.authorBaptista, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorAlmeida-Silva, M.
dc.contributor.authorSilva, Dário
dc.contributor.authorDiogo, Carlos
dc.contributor.authorCanha, Nuno
dc.date.accessioned2022-12-16T17:06:56Z
dc.date.available2022-12-16T17:06:56Z
dc.date.issued2022-12
dc.descriptionFCT_UIDB/05608/2020. FCT_UIDP/05608/2020.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractIndoor Air Quality (IAQ) is a public and occupational health concern, as we are exposed to air pollutants daily given that we spend a great amount of our time in indoor environments. IAQ can be affected by numerous factors, from outdoor pollutants that get indoors through ventilation to building materials, furnishings, and activities carried by the building occupants. Exposure to air pollutants has been linked to a panoply of adverse effects on our health, well-being, and performance. The aim of this study was to assess the IAQ in grocery stores (GSs) in the municipality of Cascais in the Lisbon metropolitan area (Portugal) to characterize the workers’ occupational exposure to air pollutants. The study was conducted in 13 small “family” grocery stores. The IAQ monitoring campaign was conducted using low-cost sensor technologies and focused on several parameters, namely: carbon dioxide (CO2), volatile organic compounds (VOCs), particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), temperature (T), relative humidity (RH). Overall, the IAQ of the studied GSs complied with Portuguese legislation, except for PM2.5, where 23% of GSs presented levels above the established limit value. The mean inhaled dose of workers during a workday was estimated to be 157.7 ± 57.2 μg for PM2.5 and 165.8 ± 56.0 μg for PM10. The IAQ assessment allowed the identification of the best strategies to improve worker experience in indoor workplace environments.pt_PT
dc.description.versioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersionpt_PT
dc.identifier.citationBaptista T, Almeida-Silva M, Silva D, Diogo C, Canha N. Indoor air quality assessment in grocery stores. Appl Sci. 2022;12(24):12940.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.3390/app122412940pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/15160
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.mdpi.com/2076-3417/12/24/12940pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectOccupational healthpt_PT
dc.subjectOccupational exposurept_PT
dc.subjectIndoor airpt_PT
dc.subjectAir qualitypt_PT
dc.subjectGrocery storespt_PT
dc.subjectParticulate matterpt_PT
dc.subjectFCT_UIDB/05608/2020pt_PT
dc.subjectFCT_UIDP/05608/2020pt_PT
dc.titleIndoor air quality assessment in grocery storespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.issue24pt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage12940pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleApplied Sciencespt_PT
oaire.citation.volume12pt_PT
person.familyNameAlmeida-Silva
person.givenNameMarina
person.identifier.ciencia-id061F-0208-E861
person.identifier.orcid0000-0002-4190-2727
person.identifier.ridB-3237-2012
person.identifier.scopus-author-id36866069400
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
relation.isAuthorOfPublicationdecb86bf-e9ac-434b-a004-600e1e70dfe6
relation.isAuthorOfPublication.latestForDiscoverydecb86bf-e9ac-434b-a004-600e1e70dfe6

Files

Original bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
Indoor air quality assessment in grocery stores.pdf
Size:
2.83 MB
Format:
Adobe Portable Document Format
Download
License bundle
Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
No Thumbnail Available
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.71 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

ESTeSL - Artigos