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Comprehensive analysis of particulate matter, gaseous pollutants, and microbiological contamination in an international chain supermarket

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dc.contributor.authorFurst, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorCipoli, Yago
dc.contributor.authorGalindo, Nuria
dc.contributor.authorYubero, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.contributor.authorPena, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorFeliciano, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Célia
dc.date.accessioned2024-11-13T10:57:20Z
dc.date.available2024-11-13T10:57:20Z
dc.date.issued2024-12
dc.descriptionH&TRC authors gratefully acknowledge the FCT/MCTES national support through the UIDP/05608/2020 and UIDB/05608/2020.pt_PT
dc.description.abstractIndoor environmental quality is of utmost importance since urban populations spend much of their life in confined spaces. Supermarkets offer a wide range of products and services that are prone to emitting several air pollutants. This study aimed to comprehensively characterize indoor and outdoor air quality in a multinational supermarket, encompassing not only criteria parameters but also unregulated pollutants of concern. Monitoring included measurements of comfort parameters, CO2, multiple gaseous pollutants, particulate matter (PM10), and bioburden. PM10, volatile organic compounds (VOCs), and carbonyls were subject to chemical speciation. Globally, the supermarket presented CO2, VOCs, and PM10 values below the limits imposed by international regulations. The PM10 concentration in the supermarket was 33.5±23.2 μg/m3, and the indoor-to-outdoor PM10 ratio was 1.76. Carbonaceous constituents represented PM10 mass fractions of 21.6% indoors and 15.3% outdoors. Due to the use of stainless-steel utensils, flour, and fermentation processes, the bakery proved to be a pollution hotspot, presenting the highest concentrations of PM10 (73.1±9.16 μg/m3), PM10-bound elements (S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, and Cr) and acetaldehyde (42.7 μg/m3). The maximum tetrachloroethylene level (130 μg/m3) was obtained in the cleaning products section. The highest values of colony-forming units of bacteria and fungi were recorded in the bakery, and fruit and vegetable section. Penicillium sp. was the most prevalent fungal species, corresponding to 56.9% of the total colonies. In addition, other fungal species/sections with toxicological or pathogenic potential were detected (Aspergillus sections Aspergilli, Circumdati, Flavi, Mucor, and Fusarium sp.).pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationFurst L, Cipoli Y, Galindo N, Yubero E, Viegas C, Pena P, et al. Comprehensive analysis of particulate matter, gaseous pollutants, and microbiological contamination in an international chain supermarket. Environ Pollut. 2024;363(Pt 2):125236.pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125236pt_PT
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.21/17891
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relation.publisherversionhttps://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0269749124019535pt_PT
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectIndoor airpt_PT
dc.subjectAir qualitypt_PT
dc.subjectPM(10)pt_PT
dc.subjectVOCpt_PT
dc.subjectBioburdenpt_PT
dc.subjectSupermarketpt_PT
dc.subjectFCT_UIDP/05608/2020pt_PT
dc.subjectFCT_UIDB/05608/2020pt_PT
dc.titleComprehensive analysis of particulate matter, gaseous pollutants, and microbiological contamination in an international chain supermarketpt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.startPage125236pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEnvironmental Pollutionpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume363pt_PT
oaire.citation.volume363pt_PT
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person.givenNameCarla
person.givenNamePedro
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