A review on indoor and outdoor factors affecting the level of particulate matter in classrooms of elementary schools

YS Son - Journal of Building Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
For the past 20 years, particulate matter (PM) pollution has been a national concern in South
Korea. In particular, indoor PM concentrations may contribute significantly to human …

Are we safe inside? Indoor air quality in relation to outdoor concentration of PM10 and PM2. 5 and to characteristics of homes

M Ścibor, B Balcerzak, A Galbarczyk, N Targosz… - Sustainable Cities and …, 2019 - Elsevier
This study investigates the relationship between concentrations of particulate matter (PM 10
and PM 2.5) outdoors and indoors, and evaluates the significance of various factors which …

[HTML][HTML] Sources, levels, and determinants of indoor air pollutants in Europe: A systematic review

C Martins, V Teófilo, M Clemente, M Corda… - Science of The Total …, 2025 - Elsevier
Clean air is a requirement for life, and the quality of indoor air is a health determinant since
people spend most of their daily time indoors. The aim of this study was to systematically …

Concentrations, sources and health effects of parent, oxygenated-and nitrated-polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) in middle-school air in Xi'an, China

J Wang, H Xu, B Guinot, L Li, SSH Ho, S Liu, X Li… - Atmospheric …, 2017 - Elsevier
Indoor and outdoor concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), oxygenated-
PAHs (OPAHs), and nitro-PAHs (NPAHs) associated with PM 2.5 particles were monitored in …

[PDF][PDF] PM2. 5-bound polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs), oxygenated-PAHs and phthalate esters (PAEs) inside and outside middle school classrooms in Xi'an …

J Wang, B Guinot, Z Dong, X Li, H Xu, S Xiao… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2017 - aaqr.org
ABSTRACTIn China, the exposure of children to particulate toxics, like organics, has been
poorly investigated mainly due to the technical challenges in sampling and analysis. This …

Characteristics and health risk assessment of indoor and outdoor PM2.5 in a rural village, in Northeast of China: impact of coal and biomass burning

G Ma, X Liu, J Wang, M Li, Z Dong, X Li, L Wang… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) has health effects that may depend on its sources
and chemical composition. In this study, characteristics of PM2. 5 chemical composition and …

School children's exposure to indoor fine particulate matter

N Cooper, D Green, Y Guo… - Environmental Research …, 2020 - iopscience.iop.org
Assessing the exposure of children to indoor fine particulate matter (PM 2.5) is important
because children spend about one third of their day inside early learning …

Trace elements in outdoor and indoor PM2.5 in urban schools in Xi'an, Western China: characteristics, sources identification and health risk assessment

R Wang, X Ding, J Wang, Z Dong, H Xu, G Ma… - Environmental …, 2023 - Springer
Abstract The PM2. 5-bounded elements were measured in outdoor and indoor from two
urban middle schools in Xi'an. The PM2. 5 mass was from 42.4 to 283.7 µg/m3 with bounded …

The possible role of the surface active substances (SAS) in the airborne transmission of SARS-CoV-2

I Ciglenečki, P Orlović-Leko, K Vidović, V Tasić - Environmental Research, 2021 - Elsevier
Surface active substances (SAS) have the potential to form films at different interfaces,
consequently influencing the interfacial properties of atmospheric particulate matter (PM) …