Odor and Other Air Quality Issues Associated with Organic and Inorganic By-Products

2018 ◽  
pp. 289-314 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. D. Millner ◽  
L. L. McConnell
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Quality Issues ◽  
By Products

Planning for Improved Air Quality and Environmental Health

2012 ◽  
pp. 435-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lisa Schweitzer ◽  
Linsey Marr
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Air Quality ◽  
Urban Planning ◽  
Environmental Justice ◽  
Environmental Health ◽  
Wishful Thinking ◽  
Emissions Reductions ◽  
Quality Issues

This article focuses on the issue of improving air quality and environmental health in urban planning. It suggests that the planning assumptions about emissions reductions, air quality, and climate change may reflect more wishful thinking and project marketing than effective air quality and climate planning, and argues that the goal of planning analysis in air quality seldom, if ever, considers neighborhoods or people. The article also compares and contrasts current planning and regulatory approaches with how community and environmental justice advocates frame air-quality issues.

Air: Confined Animal Facilities and Air Quality Issues ☆

2017 ◽  
Author(s):  
S.J. Werth ◽  
E.G. Schusterman ◽  
C.B. Peterson ◽  
F.M. Mitloehner
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Quality Issues

Local Air Quality Issues and Research Priorities Through the Lenses of Chilean Experts: An Ontological Analysis

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (1) ◽  
pp. 273-281
Author(s):  
Carlos A Manzano ◽  
Manuel Jácome ◽  
Thant Syn ◽  
Carolina Molina ◽  
Richard Toro Araya ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Research Priorities ◽  
Ontological Analysis ◽  
Quality Issues

Bioaerosols in industrial environments: a reviewThis article is one of a selection of papers published in this Special Issue on Biological Air Treatment.

2009 ◽  
Vol 36 (12) ◽  
pp. 1873-1886 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yan Gilbert ◽  
Caroline Duchaine
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Main Concern ◽  
Airborne Microorganisms ◽  
Wood Processing ◽  
Sample Characterization ◽  
Air Sample ◽  
Agricultural Industries ◽  
Harmful Effects ◽  
By Products ◽  
Selection Of

Air quality in workplaces is a main concern for industrial hygienists and occupational health specialists. Aerosolization of microorganisms or their by-products from contaminated material can significantly decrease the air quality and expose the workers’ health to potentially harmful effects. To identify the risks and elaborate safe exposure thresholds, the microbiology of air samples from industrial workplaces must be characterized, which means the airborne microorganisms must be identified and quantified. This review summarizes, for nonbiologist specialists, the principal sampling and analysis techniques for air sample characterization regarding microbiological contamination. A survey of the literature regarding levels of airborne bacteria, fungi, and viruses in agricultural industries, waste management plants, peat and wood processing facilities, and other industries is also provided. This review shows that very complex bioaerosol sources are present in industrial settings, and variable and hardly predictable biodiversity is expected in such environments.

scholarly journals Establishing a Community Air Monitoring Network in a Wildfire Smoke-Prone Rural Community: The Motivations, Experiences, Challenges, and Ideas of Clean Air Methow’s Clean Air Ambassadors

2020 ◽  
Vol 17 (22) ◽  
pp. 8393
Author(s):  
Amanda Durkin ◽  
Rico Gonzalez ◽  
Tania Busch Isaksen ◽  
Elizabeth Walker ◽  
Nicole A. Errett
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Environmental Science ◽  
Low Cost ◽  
Geographic Location ◽  
Monitoring Network ◽  
Air Monitoring ◽  
Wildfire Smoke ◽  
Clean Air ◽  
Quality Issues ◽  
Future Project

In response to wildfire-related air quality issues as well as those associated with winter wood stove use and prescribed and agricultural burning, Clean Air Methow’s Clean Air Ambassador program established a community air monitoring network (CAMN) to provide geospatially specific air quality information and supplement data generated by the two Washington State Department of Ecology nephelometers situated in the area. Clean Air Ambassadors (CAAs) were purposefully selected to host low-cost air sensors based on their geographic location and interest in air quality. All 18 CAAs were interviewed to understand their motivations for participation, experiences using the data, challenges encountered, and recommendations for future project directions. Interview transcripts were coded, and a qualitative analysis approach was used to identify the key themes in each domain. The reported motivations for participation as a CAA included reducing personal exposure, protecting sensitive populations, interest in air quality or environmental science, and providing community benefits. CAAs used CAMN data to understand air quality conditions, minimize personal or familial exposure, and engage other community members in air quality discussions. Opportunities for future project directions included use for monitoring other seasonal air quality issues, informing or reducing other pollution-generating activities, school and community educational activities, opportunities for use by and engagement of different stakeholder groups, and mobile-friendly access to CAMN information. Limited challenges associated with participation were reported. Additional research is necessary to understand the community-level impacts of the CAMN. The findings may be informative for other rural wildfire smoke-prone communities establishing similar CAMNs.

Indoor Air Quality Issues

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David L. Hansen
Keyword(s):  
Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air Quality ◽  
Indoor Air ◽  
Quality Issues
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