A preliminary study of the concentrations and mass size distributions of particulate matter in indoor sports facilities before and during athlete training

Kuskowska, Karolina; Rogula–Kozłowska, Wioletta; Widziewicz, Kamila

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“…It is well documented that exposure to high PM on a short-term scale ( Levy, Hammitt & Spengler, 2000 ; Nawrot et al, 2011 ; Provost et al, 2016 ) and in the long term ( Beelen et al, 2014 ) increases the risk of many serious diseases, including cardiovascular and respiratory diseases ( Du et al, 2016 ; Jo et al, 2017 ) especially in children ( Saenen et al, 2016 ) and the elderly ( Halonen et al, 2009 ; Simoni et al, 2015 ). A topic which has now been receiving special attention is the impact of air pollution on the health of physically active people ( An et al, 2017 ; Giles & Koehle, 2013 ) practicing sports in the open air, including athletes ( Kuskowska, Rogula-Kozłowska & Widziewicz, 2019 ; Reche et al., 2020 ).…”

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Low-cost air pollution monitoring system—an opportunity for reducing the health risk associated with physical activity in polluted air

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Zoladz

2020

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The issue of air pollution by particulate matter (PM) concerns many places in the world. At the same time, many residents undertake physical activity (recreation, rehabilitation, sport) in the open air. Generally, the amount of dust concentration depends on both the place (center or periphery of the city) and the time of day. In the present study we describe the outcome of monitoring of the state of air pollution by particle matter (PM10) in the Kraków agglomeration area in order to show that it can provide information concerning air quality in the area where people practice varied kinds of sports in the open air. The measurements of PM10 have been made by a few stations with identical construction working as one network. The details of the air pollution monitoring system and its data quality verification have been described. The network stations made multipoint observations across the Kraków Metropolitan Area during the year 2017 in eight locations. The locations selected represent a diverse spectrum of terrain conditions in which the Kraków agglomeration community undertakes physical activity. For most months of 2017, the minimum monthly average 4-hour PM10 concentrations were recorded between 10–14 h, regardless of location, whereas the maximum was between 18–22. We also noticed a huge differences in the average monthly value of PM10 in some locations within the Kraków agglomeration—ranging between 4.9–339.0 µg m−3. This indicates that some regions of the city are more suitable for performance of physical activity in the open air than others. In conclusion, we postulate that a low-cost air pollution monitoring system is capable of providing valuable information concerning air quality in a given region, which seems to be of importance also to people who practice varied sports activities in the open air.

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Low-cost air pollution monitoring system—an opportunity for reducing the health risk associated with physical activity in polluted air

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2020

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“…According to Newman’s research, saline inhalations with the use of nebulisers result in the deposition of 10–40% of the inhaled substance (physiological saline solution of 0.9% NaCl) in the lungs, and the effectiveness of inhalation depends, among others, on skills, mask tightness and equipment efficiency [ 64 , 65 ]. The literature review proves that the studies described in this publication are one of the first studies on PM deposition in the respiratory tract of people receiving therapy in mine chambers, therefore the authors compared the obtained results to the results of studies carried out in indoor sports rooms, where a similar deposition model was used [ 66 ]. Comparing the results of these two studies, it can be concluded that the DF in the mine is higher than the DF calculated for indoor sports rooms, where for people at rest they take values in the range 0.32–0.35, and 0.50–0.65 for exercising people, assuming twice the frequency and depth of breathing caused by physical activity [ 66 ].…”

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“…The literature review proves that the studies described in this publication are one of the first studies on PM deposition in the respiratory tract of people receiving therapy in mine chambers, therefore the authors compared the obtained results to the results of studies carried out in indoor sports rooms, where a similar deposition model was used [ 66 ]. Comparing the results of these two studies, it can be concluded that the DF in the mine is higher than the DF calculated for indoor sports rooms, where for people at rest they take values in the range 0.32–0.35, and 0.50–0.65 for exercising people, assuming twice the frequency and depth of breathing caused by physical activity [ 66 ]. Relatively high DFs in the mine result from the high percentage of fine particles in the PM mass.…”

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Properties of Particulate Matter in the Air of the Wieliczka Salt Mine and Related Health Benefits for Tourists

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Badyda

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This study aimed to evaluate the mass concentration of size-resolved (PM1, PM2.5, PM4, PM10, PM100) particulate matter (PM) in the Wieliczka Salt Mine located in southern Poland, compare them with the concentrations of the same PM fractions in the atmospheric air, and estimate the dose of dry salt aerosol inhaled by the mine visitors. Measurements were conducted for 2 hours a day, simultaneously inside (tourist route, passage to the health resort, health resort) and outside the mine (duty-room), for three days in the summer of 2017 using DustTrak DRX devices (optical method). The highest average PM concentrations were recorded on the tourist route (54–81 µg/m3), while the lowest was in the passage to the health resort (49–62 µg/m3). At the same time, the mean outdoor PM concentrations were 14–20 µg/m3. Fine particles constituting the majority of PM mass (68–80%) in the mine originated from internal sources, while the presence of coarse particles was associated with tourist traffic. High PM deposition factors in the respiratory tract of children and adults estimated for particular mine chambers (0.58–0.70), the predominance of respirable particles in PM mass, and the high content of NaCl in PM composition indicate high health benefits for mine visitors.

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“…The chamber was ventilated using a powered ventilation system. While the ELPI sampling was stopped, particle concentration in the chamber was monitored using DustTrak 8534 DRX Aerosol Monitor sampler (TSI, MN, USA), which was calibrated using a previously reported procedure [ 59 ]. The ventilation continued until the concentration of particles with diameters less than 10 µm, as measured using DustTrak 8534 DRX (TSI, MN, USA), was less than 10 4 m −3 .…”

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Characteristics of Particles Emitted from Waste Fires—A Construction Materials Case Study

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This study aimed to determine the relative densities of populations of particles emitted in fire experiments of selected materials through direct measurement and parametrization of size distribution as number (NSD), volume (VSD), and mass (MSD). As objects of investigation, four typical materials used in construction and furniture were chosen: pinewood (PINE), laminated particle board (LPB), polyurethane (PUR), and poly(methyl methacrylate) (PMMA). The NSD and VSD were measured using an electric low-pressure impactor, while MSD was measured by weighing filters from the impactor using a microbalance. The parametrization of distributions was made assuming that each distribution can be expressed as the sum of an arbitrary number of log-normal distributions. In all materials, except PINE, the distributions of the particles emitted in fire experiments were the sum of two log-normal distributions; in PINE, the distribution was accounted for by only one log-normal distribution. The parametrization facilitated the determination of volume and mass abundances, and therefore, the relative density. The VSDs of particles generated in PINE, LPB, and PUR fires have similar location parameters, with a median volume diameter of 0.2–0.3 µm, whereas that of particles generated during PMMA burning is 0.7 µm. To validate the presented method, we burned samples made of the four materials in similar proportions and compared the measured VSD with the VSD predicted based on the weighted sum of VSD of raw materials. The measured VSD shifted toward smaller diameters than the predicted ones due to thermal decomposition at higher temperatures.

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A preliminary study of the concentrations and mass size distributions of particulate matter in indoor sports facilities before and during athlete training

Cited by 5 publications

References 16 publications

Low-cost air pollution monitoring system—an opportunity for reducing the health risk associated with physical activity in polluted air

Low-cost air pollution monitoring system—an opportunity for reducing the health risk associated with physical activity in polluted air

Properties of Particulate Matter in the Air of the Wieliczka Salt Mine and Related Health Benefits for Tourists

Characteristics of Particles Emitted from Waste Fires—A Construction Materials Case Study

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