Description
Moderators: Nancy Leung and Aneta Wierbizcka
Introduction
Children in Europe spend a substantial amount of their time in classrooms, where indoor air quality (IAQ) guidelines are often not met. Poor IAQ — shaped by factors such as bioaerosols (including bacteria, viruses), particulate matter (PM), and volatile organic compounds — has been associated with respiratory morbidity and infectious disease transmission. While ventilation...
Background/Objective
The growing concern about the rapid spread of respiratory diseases has reinforced the importance of environmental monitoring of infectious diseases as an indispensable tool for public health. In particular, monitoring respiratory viruses in air samples is essential for early detection, prevention, and control of epidemic outbreaks, providing a more comprehensive...
Objective: Contemporary outdoor PM2.5 levels are generally low in Western cities, which may make indoor contributions to personal exposure more significant. We aim to compare acute effects of PM2.5 measured as outdoor concentration versus personal exposure on respiratory pathophysiologic indicators in adults with or without asthma.
Methods: From 2021-2023, we conducted a panel study in 42...
Indoor ultrafine particles (UFPs) represent a growing concern, as people spend approximately 90% of their time indoors (Klepeis et al., 2001). UFPs, which are particularly prevalent in indoor environments, are produced by a variety of sources, including combustion processes like cooking (Lachowicz et al., 2022, Massey et al., 2012). Given the importance of cooking as a daily activity, it is...
