scholarly journals Indoor air quality monitoring and human perception survey on air quality in public buildings in Timisoara

2021 ◽  
Vol 343 ◽  
pp. 10021
Author(s):  
Iudit Bere Semeredi ◽  
Mihai Eugen Valceanu ◽  
Diana Mihaela Nica ◽  
Ella Anca Sipetan ◽  
Romulus Corlan

The paper presents a study aimed at investigating the indoor air quality (IAQ) and people’s perception regarding the indoor environment of schools and public buildings in Timisoara. The indoor air quality monitoring was performed during the cold season, in the period January 2020 – February 2021. Six public buildings – schools and administrative edifices belonging to the municipality were subject of monitoring. An Andersen microbial air sampler was used to enumerate the numbers and different kinds of respirable bacteria and fungi inside of the selected classrooms and offices. The results of the specialized laboratory analyses indicate that the microbiological contaminant counts, expressed in colonyforming unit (CFU/m3), fall within the permissible limits for all monitored rooms. No beta-hemolytic streptococci or Staphylococcus aureus were identified, conditionally pathogenic bacteria for the upper respiratory tract. Most moulds were of the genus Penicillium, without having a pathogenic significance for humans. Occupants’ perception on indoor air quality, thermal comfort, health complaints and symptoms such allergies or respiratory illnesses with possible connection to the Sick building syndrome were surveyed by questionnaire. The findings were analysed and a plan to improve IAQ in the public buildings was proposed, with specific measures to increase the comfort and health of the learning and working environment.

Author(s):  
A. Hernández-Gordillo ◽  
S. Ruiz-Correa ◽  
V. Robledo-Valero ◽  
C. Hernández-Rosales ◽  
S. Arriaga

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (3) ◽  
pp. 1-14
Author(s):  
Rasha AbdulWahhab ◽  
Karan Jetly Jetly ◽  
Shqran Shakir

Research activity in the field of monitoring indoor quality systems has increased dramatically in recent years. Monitoring closed areas can reduce health-related risks due to poor or contaminated air quality. In the current COVID pandemic, the population has observed that improving ventilation in the closed area can significantly reduce infection risk. However, the significance of air quality statistics makes highly accurate real-time monitoring systems vital. In this paper, several researchers' protocols and the methodologies for monitoring a good high indoor air quality system are presented. The majority of the reviewed works are aimed to reduce air pollution levels of the atmosphere. The vast majority of the identified works utilized IoT and WSN technology to fix the partial access to sensed data, high cost, and non-scalability of conventional air monitoring systems. Furthermore, ad-hoc approaches are predominantly used to help society change its attitude and impose corrective actions to improve air quality. This paper presents a short but comprehensive review of several researchers works with different approaches to ecological trend analysis capabilities, drawing on existing literature works. Overall, the findings highlight the need for developing systematic protocols for these systems and establishing smart air quality monitoring systems capable of measuring pollutant concentrations in the air.


2020 ◽  
Vol 727 ◽  
pp. 138385 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. Chojer ◽  
P.T.B.S. Branco ◽  
F.G. Martins ◽  
M.C.M. Alvim-Ferraz ◽  
S.I.V. Sousa

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