Indoor air quality at a public bus terminal

Indoor Air Quality and Severity of COVID-19: Where Communicable and Non-communicable Preventive Measures Meet

Study of In-Vehicle Pollutant Variation in Public Transport Buses Operat- ing on Alternative Fuels in the City of Toledo, Ohio

This study focuses on determining the variation of indoor pollutants in public transport buses in the City of Toledo running on biodiesel (BD) and ultra low sulfur diesel (ULSD). The indoor pollutants monitored are carbon dioxide (CO2), carbon monoxide (CO), sulfur dioxide (SO2), nitric oxide (NO), and particulate matter (PM). Temperature (Temp.) and relative humidity (RH) are also measured ins...

An Assessment of Indoor Air Quality and Thermal Comfort in Educational Spaces (Case Study: Girls' High Schools in Arak, Iran)

As s‌tudents spend one-third of their time at school, their health, comfort, and productivity are mos‌tly influenced by thermal condition and indoor air quality of classrooms. Regarding that manual window-opening is a common way for providing fresh air in classes and s‌tudents aren't allowed to change their uniform, position or control the windows during the lesson hours, providing thermal comf...

Evaluation of air quality in intensive care units and its relationship with sick building syndrome in nurses

Introduction: Indoor air quality can lead to health problems such as Sick Building Syndrome among nurses who spend many hours in intensive care units.The aim of this study was to determine the relationship between Sick Building Syndrome in nurses and indoor air quality of intensive care units in educational hospitals in Rasht. Materials and Methods: This cross-sectional analytical study was pe...

Changes to indoor air quality as a result of relocating families from slums to public housing.

One largely unstudied benefit of relocating families from slums to public housing is the potential improvement in indoor air quality (IAQ). We compared families that moved from slums to public housing with those that remained living in slums in Santiago, Chile in terms of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) as main indicator of change. A cross-sectional study of 98 relocated families and 71 still l...