Environmental Health in Built Environments

Nasir, Zaheer Ahmad

doi:10.1002/9781118682555.ch14

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“…In ECSs, the receiver mode can possibly be made by making the working electrode a sensing element and the counter electrode an extension of the transmitting electrode to pick transmitted electrons through the electrolyte [52][53][54]. In this case, the working electrode acts as a multi-channel receiver for multi-variable sensing, as exhibited in Figure 10 below [57].…”

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confidence: 99%

“…pick transmitted electrons through the electrolyte [52][53][54]. In this case, the working electrode acts as a multi-channel receiver for multi-variable sensing, as exhibited in Figure 10 below [57].…”

Section: Capacitive Gas Sensors (Cgss)mentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The role of gas sensing technologies in respiratory disease approximation is a plethora of associated health condition proxies summarized in Figure 14 as a synopsis of works [49][50][51][52][53][54][55][56][57][58][59][60][61][62][63][64][65][66]. A new dimension of AGSs was explored in 2018 by Xueli Liu et al [31,68].…”

Section: Effectiveness Of Gas Sensing Technologies and Respiratory Di...mentioning

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State-of-the-Art Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors, Assemblies, Calibration and Evaluation for Respiration-Associated Diseases: A Systematic Review

Tariq,

Touati,

Crescini

et al. 2024

Atmosphere

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Indoor air quality and respiratory health have always been an area of prime interest across the globe. The significance of low-cost air quality sensing and indoor public health practices spiked during the pandemic when indoor air pollution became a threat to living beings, especially human beings. Problem Definition: Indoor respiration-associated diseases are hard to diagnose if they are due to indoor environmental conditions. A major challenge was observed in establishing a baseline between indoor air quality sensors and associated respiratory diseases. Methods: In this work, 10,000+ articles from top literature databases were reviewed using six bibliometric analysis methods (Lorenz Curve of Citations, Hirch’s H-Index, Kosmulski’s H2-Index, Harzing’s Hl-Norm-Index, Sidoropolous’s HC-Index, and Schrieber’s HM-index) to formulate indoor air quality sensor and disease correlation publication rubrics to critically review 482 articles. Results: A set of 152 articles was found based on systematic review parameters in six bibliometric indices for publications that used WHO, NIH, US EPA, CDC, and FDA-defined principles. Five major respiratory diseases were found to be causing major death toll (up to 32%) due to five key pollutants, measured by 30+ low-cost sensors and further optimized by seven calibration systems for seven practical parameters tailored to respiratory disease baselines evaluated through 10 cost parameters. Impact: This review was conducted to assist end-users, public health facilities, state agencies, researchers, scientists, and air quality protection agencies.

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Section: Electrochemical Gas Sensors (Ecss)mentioning

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Section: Capacitive Gas Sensors (Cgss)mentioning

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State-of-the-Art Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors, Assemblies, Calibration and Evaluation for Respiration-Associated Diseases: A Systematic Review

Tariq,

Touati,

Crescini

et al. 2024

Atmosphere

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“…42 Different factors related to design, construction and occupants' activities can help to determine occupants' exposure to different pollutants indoors. 43 Additionally, the growing focus on energy-efficient built environments may lead to increased exposure to an array of air pollutants of indoor origin, because of the decreased ventilation and potential increase in pollutant concentrations. 28,44 Sound insulation may also reduce ventilation and more heat efficient, but raise indoor temperatures that influence the composition of particulate matter; hence, there is a need for building designs that tackle multiple environmental factors.…”

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Air quality and mental health: evidence, challenges and future directions

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Background Poor air quality is associated with poor health. Little attention is given to the complex array of environmental exposures and air pollutants that affect mental health during the life course. Aims We gather interdisciplinary expertise and knowledge across the air pollution and mental health fields. We seek to propose future research priorities and how to address them. Method Through a rapid narrative review, we summarise the key scientific findings, knowledge gaps and methodological challenges. Results There is emerging evidence of associations between poor air quality, both indoors and outdoors, and poor mental health more generally, as well as specific mental disorders. Furthermore, pre-existing long-term conditions appear to deteriorate, requiring more healthcare. Evidence of critical periods for exposure among children and adolescents highlights the need for more longitudinal data as the basis of early preventive actions and policies. Particulate matter, including bioaerosols, are implicated, but form part of a complex exposome influenced by geography, deprivation, socioeconomic conditions and biological and individual vulnerabilities. Critical knowledge gaps need to be addressed to design interventions for mitigation and prevention, reflecting ever-changing sources of air pollution. The evidence base can inform and motivate multi-sector and interdisciplinary efforts of researchers, practitioners, policy makers, industry, community groups and campaigners to take informed action. Conclusions There are knowledge gaps and a need for more research, for example, around bioaerosols exposure, indoor and outdoor pollution, urban design and impact on mental health over the life course.

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“…For example, in the UK, use of public transport has increased from 9 to 11 % since 1995/97 to 2012 (DfT, 2013 ). However, the principles and practices in design, construction, operation and management of different built environments vary across the globe depending on a variety of factors (economic, social, political, technological and climatic) (Nasir, 2014 ), resulting in a range of exposure pathways and scenarios around biological hazards in these environments.…”

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confidence: 99%

Airborne biological hazards and urban transport infrastructure: current challenges and future directions

Nasir

Campos

Christie

et al. 2016

Environ Sci Pollut Res

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Exposure to airborne biological hazards in an ever expanding urban transport infrastructure and highly diverse mobile population is of growing concern, in terms of both public health and biosecurity. The existing policies and practices on design, construction and operation of these infrastructures may have severe implications for airborne disease transmission, particularly, in the event of a pandemic or intentional release of biological of agents. This paper reviews existing knowledge on airborne disease transmission in different modes of transport, highlights the factors enhancing the vulnerability of transport infrastructures to airborne disease transmission, discusses the potential protection measures and identifies the research gaps in order to build a bioresilient transport infrastructure. The unification of security and public health research, inclusion of public health security concepts at the design and planning phase, and a holistic system approach involving all the stakeholders over the life cycle of transport infrastructure hold the key to mitigate the challenges posed by biological hazards in the twenty-first century transport infrastructure.

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Environmental Health in Built Environments

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State-of-the-Art Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors, Assemblies, Calibration and Evaluation for Respiration-Associated Diseases: A Systematic Review

State-of-the-Art Low-Cost Air Quality Sensors, Assemblies, Calibration and Evaluation for Respiration-Associated Diseases: A Systematic Review

Air quality and mental health: evidence, challenges and future directions

Airborne biological hazards and urban transport infrastructure: current challenges and future directions

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