Indoor and Outdoor PM10-Bound PAHs in an Urban Environment. Similarity of Mixtures and Source Attribution

AbstractThe COVID-19 pandemic significantly modified our urban territories. One of the most strongly affected parameters was outdoor noise, caused by traffic and human activity in general, all of which were forced to stop during the spring of 2020. This caused an indubitable noise reduction both inside and outside the home. This study investigates how people reacted to this new unexpected, unwanted and unpredictable situation. Using field measurements, it was possible to demonstrate how the outdoor sound pressure level clearly decreased. Furthermore, by means of an international survey, it was discovered that people had positive reaction to the lower noise level. This preference was generally not related to home typology or location in the city, but rather to a generalized wish to live in a quieter urban environment.

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Source attribution of personal exposure to airborne polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon mixture using concurrent personal, indoor, and outdoor measurements

Environment International ◽

10.1016/j.envint.2013.11.007 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 63 ◽

pp. 173-181 ◽

Cited By ~ 17

Author(s):

Hyunok Choi ◽

John Spengler

Keyword(s):

Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽

Aromatic Hydrocarbon ◽

Personal Exposure ◽

Hydrocarbon Mixture ◽

Source Attribution ◽

Polycyclic Aromatic ◽

Indoor And Outdoor

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Chemical Composition and Sources of Indoor and Outdoor PM10 in Primary Schools

From Sources to Solution ◽

10.1007/978-981-4560-70-2_69 ◽

2013 ◽

pp. 379-383

Author(s):

Noorlin Mohamad ◽

Mohd Talib Latif ◽

Md Firoz Khan

Keyword(s):

Chemical Composition ◽

Primary Schools ◽

Outdoor Pm10 ◽

Indoor And Outdoor

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Examination of the Thermal Neutrality for Residents of a Warm-Humid Urban Environment

Environmental Management and Sustainable Development ◽

10.5296/emsd.v5i2.9760 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 5 (2) ◽

pp. 303

Author(s):

Adewale Oluseyi Adunola

Keyword(s):

Thermal Comfort ◽

Urban Environment ◽

Random Sampling ◽

Thermal Response ◽

Stratified Random Sampling ◽

Outdoor Air ◽

Systematic Random Sampling ◽

Comfort Parameters ◽

Indoor And Outdoor ◽

Ibadan Nigeria

<p class="emsd-body"><span lang="EN-GB">The paper examined the applicability of thermal neutrality equations to the thermal responses of residents in a field study within a tropical warm-humid urban environment in Ibadan, Nigeria. A total of 528 houses were selected for the survey using systematic random sampling within twelve neighborhoods selected by stratified random sampling in the metropolis. For each selected building, an adult resident filled a questionnaire indicating the adaptive thermal response at different periods of the day using the ASHRAE thermal comfort scale. Measurement of indoor and outdoor air temperature and other thermal comfort parameters was done in representative buildings in the neighborhoods. It was found that the residents’ thermal neutrality was higher than values predicted by applied thermal neutrality equations inferring opportunities for sustainable comfort. It was concluded that there is essentially a climatic and contextual basis for the application of thermal neutrality equations.</span></p>

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