Indoor environmental quality assessment in groceries

Baptista, Teresa Emília de Freitas

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Indoor environmental quality assessment in groceries

2022-07Master thesis

dc.contributor.advisor	Almeida-Silva, Marina	pt_PT
dc.contributor.advisor	Canha, Nuno	pt_PT
dc.contributor.author	Baptista, Teresa Emília de Freitas
dc.date.accessioned	2023-05-12T10:51:00Z
dc.date.available	2023-05-12T10:51:00Z
dc.date.issued	2022-07
dc.description	Mestrado em Segurança e Higiene no Trabalho	pt_PT
dc.description.abstract	Air is among the vital human needs to survive. It is the one thing humans cannot be without for longer than a few minutes. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is a public and occupational health concern since we are exposed to air pollutants daily, given that we spend almost 90% of our time in indoor environments. IAQ can be affected by numerous factors, from outdoor pollutants that get indoors through ventilation to building materials, furnishing, 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 (GS) in the municipality of Cascais in the Lisbon district of Portugal, and, consequently, 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 technologies and focused on several parameters, namely: Carbon dioxide (CO2), Volatile organic compound (VOCs), Particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5), Temperature (T), and Relative Humidity (RH). The results were analyzed using SPSS software. Overall, the IAQ of the studied GSs complied with the Portuguese legislation, except for PM2.5, where 23% of GSs presented levels above the established limit value of 25 μg.m-3. The IAQ assessment allowed us to identify the best strategies to improve the workers’ experience in indoor environments at their workplaces.	pt_PT
dc.description.version	N/A	pt_PT
dc.identifier.citation	Baptista TE. Indoor environmental quality assessment in groceries [dissertation]. Lisboa: Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa/Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa; 2022.	pt_PT
dc.identifier.tid	203103319	pt_PT
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/16015
dc.language.iso	eng	pt_PT
dc.peerreviewed	yes	pt_PT
dc.publisher	Instituto Politécnico de Lisboa, Escola Superior de Tecnologia da Saúde de Lisboa	pt_PT
dc.rights.uri	http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/	pt_PT
dc.subject	Occupational health	pt_PT
dc.subject	Indoor air	pt_PT
dc.subject	Air quality	pt_PT
dc.subject	Occupational assessment	pt_PT
dc.subject	Grocery stores	pt_PT
dc.subject	MSHT
dc.title	Indoor environmental quality assessment in groceries	pt_PT
dc.type	master thesis
dspace.entity.type	Publication
rcaap.rights	openAccess	pt_PT
rcaap.type	masterThesis	pt_PT