Evolution and applications of recent sensing technology for occupational risk assessment: a rapid review of the literature

G Fanti, A Spinazzè, F Borghi, S Rovelli… - Sensors, 2022 - mdpi.com
Over the last decade, technological advancements have been made available and applied
in a wide range of applications in several work fields, ranging from personal to industrial …

Particulate pollution in Korhogo and Abidjan (Cote d'Ivoire) during the dry season

S Gnamien, V Yoboué, C Liousse, S Keita… - Aerosol and Air Quality …, 2021 - hal.science
Particulate pollution in West African cities seriously impacts public human health. Assessing
the levels of pollution to which populations are exposed is problematic, as to date very few …

Low-Cost Investigation into Sources of PM2.5 in Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo

DM Westervelt, PK Isevulambire, R Yombo Phaka… - ACS ES&T …, 2023 - ACS Publications
Despite having a population of 16.3 million, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
(DRC), has had little attention toward air quality monitoring. We deployed a MetOne Beta …

Exposure monitoring strategies for applying low-cost PM sensors to assess flour dust in industrial bakeries

S Ruiter, D Bard, H Ben Jeddi… - Annals of Work …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Low-cost particulate matter (PM) sensors provide new methods for monitoring occupational
exposure to hazardous substances, such as flour dust. These devices have many possible …

A real-time comparison of four particulate matter size fractions in the personal breathing zone of Paris subway workers: A six-week prospective study

R Pétremand, G Suárez, S Besançon, JH Dil… - Sustainability, 2022 - mdpi.com
We developed a Bayesian spline model for real-time mass concentrations of particulate
matter (PM10, PM2. 5, PM1, and PM0. 3) measured simultaneously in the personal …

Direct-reading instruments for aerosols: A review for occupational health and safety professionals part 2: Applications

MJ Sheehan, DJH Vosburgh… - … of occupational and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Direct reading instruments (DRIs) for aerosols have been used in industrial hygiene practice
for many years, but their potential has not been fully realized by many occupational health …

Small-angle particle counting coupled photometry for real-time detection of respirable particle size segmentation mass concentration

R Zhang, H Zhao - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
Respirable particulate matter air pollution is positively associated with SARS-CoV-2
mortality. Real-time and accurate monitoring of particle concentration changes is the first …

Intelligent PM 2.5 mass concentration analyzer using deep learning algorithm and improved density measurement chip for high-accuracy airborne particle sensor …

SS Lee, WY Song, YJ Kim - Journal of Aerosol Science, 2023 - Elsevier
The concentration of ultrafine airborne particles is continuously increasing, and research
has shown that it has adverse effects when inhaled into the human body. Accordingly, there …

Intra-workday fluctuations of airborne contaminant concentration and the time-weighted average

PA Smith - Journal of Occupational and Environmental Hygiene, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Air contaminant concentrations vary between and within workdays and are often measured
across a workday by passing a known air volume through a collection device. Laboratory …

Benefits and limitations of field-based monitoring approaches for respirable dust and crystalline silica applied in a sandstone quarry

E Cauda, E Dolan, A Cecala, K Louk… - … of Occupational and …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
With the advent of new sensing technologies and robust field-deployable analyzers,
monitoring approaches can now generate valuable hazard information directly in the …