Impact of PM2. 5 in indoor urban environments: A review

NR Martins, GC Da Graca - Sustainable Cities and Society, 2018 - Elsevier
Airborne fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) is a pollutant that is found in all urban
environments. PM2. 5 is predominantly generated by traffic and domestic fuel combustion …

Emissions of ultrafine particles and volatile organic compounds from commercially available desktop three-dimensional printers with multiple filaments

P Azimi, D Zhao, C Pouzet, NE Crain… - … science & technology, 2016 - ACS Publications
Previous research has shown that desktop 3D printers can emit large numbers of ultrafine
particles (UFPs, particles less than 100 nm) and some hazardous volatile organic …

Chamber bioaerosol study: outdoor air and human occupants as sources of indoor airborne microbes

RI Adams, S Bhangar, W Pasut, EA Arens, JW Taylor… - PloS one, 2015 - journals.plos.org
Human occupants are an important source of microbes in indoor environments. In this study,
we used DNA sequencing of filter samples to assess the fungal and bacterial composition of …

Indoor carbon dioxide concentrations in ventilation and indoor air quality standards

A Persily - 2015 - aivc.org
Indoor carbon dioxide (CO2) concentrations have played a role in discussions of ventilation
and indoor air quality (IAQ) since the 18th century. Those discussions have evolved over the …

Field measurement of ventilation rates

AK Persily - Indoor Air, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Ventilation rates have significant impacts on building energy use and indoor contaminant
concentrations, making them key parameters in building performance. Ventilation rates have …

Estimated effect of ventilation and filtration on chronic health risks in US offices, schools, and retail stores

WR Chan, S Parthasarathy, WJ Fisk, TE McKone - Indoor Air, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
We assessed the chronic health risks from inhalation exposure to volatile organic
compounds (VOC s) and particulate matter (PM 2.5) in US offices, schools, grocery, and …

Health and economic implications of natural ventilation in California offices

SM Dutton, D Banks, SL Brunswick, WJ Fisk - Building and Environment, 2013 - Elsevier
This study examines the human health implications of natural ventilation in California office
buildings. We modeled work-time exposures using field data on indoor and outdoor ozone …

IAQ and energy impacts of ventilation strategies and building envelope airtightness in a big box retail building

LC Ng, AK Persily, SJ Emmerich - Building and Environment, 2015 - Elsevier
Heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems in buildings are designed to
provide thermally comfortable conditions and to maintain acceptable indoor air quality (IAQ) …

Simulation of the effect of fine particle pollution on the potential for natural ventilation of non-domestic buildings in European cities

NR Martins, GC da Graça - Building and Environment, 2017 - Elsevier
This paper presents a numerical analysis of the effect of fine particle pollution on the natural
ventilation potential of office buildings in nine European cities. Several years of measured …

Field study to characterize customer flow and ventilation rates in retail buildings in Shenzhen, China

C Li, H Tang, J Wang, Z Zhong, J Li, H Wang - Building and Environment, 2021 - Elsevier
Reduction of the customers' exposure risk of severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus
2 (SARS-CoV-2) in the retail buildings, ie, supermarkets and small shops where residents …