Factors affecting the exposure to physicochemical and microbiological pollutants in vehicle cabins while commuting in Lisbon

Buitrago, Nicole; Savdie, Joseph; Almeida, Susana Marta; Verde, Sandra Cabo

doi:10.1016/j.envpol.2020.116062

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“…The instrument was either placed at the passenger's breathing level or carried in a backpack by the researcher. 8,9,24,[27][28][29][30][31][32][33][34][35]39,[41][42][43]47,57,58,65,67,69,70,76,78,79,81,82,[85][86][87]90 The real-time mass concentration of PMs was determined by DustTrak using light scattering technology and can detect PM 2.5 and PM 10 mass concentrations. On the other hand, the Dustmate fume and dust detector was another standard instrument observed in the selected articles for this review.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…24,[57][58][59] Twenty-four in-train pollutant measurements were conducted in Europe, amounting to 33% of the total publications included in this study. Out of the overall publications in Europe, four were conducted in Italy, [60][61][62][63] three each were conducted in the United Kingdom, 6,8,64 Greece, 25,65,66 Portugal, [67][68][69] and Spain. [70][71][72] Two were conducted in Sweden, 73,74 and other countries such as Turkey, 75 Czech, 76 Finland 77 and Switzerland, 78 produced one publication each.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…In most cases the selected studies compared between underground, ground and above ground in-train PM concentration, 6,8,9,23,27,28,34,35,[39][40][41][42]49,52,54,61,75,77,82 or between divers transporting modes, 6,26,32,35,36,39,43,[45][46][47][48]50,51,57,58,60,64,67,69,72,83,85,87,88,90 or in different seasons of the year (summer, winter, autumn, spring and autumn). 6,26,27,35,43,46,49,…”

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In-train particulate matter (PM₁₀ and PM_2.5) concentrations: Level, source, composition, mitigation measures and health risk effect – A systematic literature review

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Exposure of commuters to pollutants on trains has been an essential topic of discussion in recent years due to its health implications. This review summarizes literature that measures particulate matter (PM) in trains to understand the concentration levels and health effects caused due to exposure. The databases searched were Scopus, Web of Science (WOS) and Google Scholar. Articles, conference papers and textbooks written in English, measuring PM in train carriages and published between 1998 and 2022 were selected for this review. Out of the 3247 articles identified, only 73 were included in this study. 15/20 articles agreed that concentration is significant at the underground segment by a factor of 7 than the counterpart above/ground levels. The review observed that 80% of the publication of in-train concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 were above the WHO standard. In-train PM2.5 concentration ranges from 2 μgm−3 to 563 μgm−3, and in-train PM10 concentration ranges from 6 μgm−3 to 997 μgm−3. People’s activities, mechanical movement of train parts, train operation conditions and local emissions were the primary source of PM. Future research should focus on health damage due to PM exposure and the effect of the filtration system on PM levels in trains.

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In-train particulate matter (PM₁₀ and PM_2.5) concentrations: Level, source, composition, mitigation measures and health risk effect – A systematic literature review

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“…[ 16 ], where the authors investigate the factors affecting the passenger exposure to airborne particles inside railway carriages, and in the work presented in Ref. [ 17 ], where the authors investigate physicochemical and microbiological pollutants in trains cabins. In particular, the latter underlines how fungi and bacterial loads, as well as airborne microbiota, are high in trains and busses due to high occupancy and that ventilation represents an effective manner to enhance IAQ.…”

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Energy, economic, and environmental impacts of enhanced ventilation strategies on railway coaches to reduce Covid-19 contagion risks

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“…However, microbial aerosols generated in the processes used in sewage treatment plants (STPs) may spread to the upper respiratory tract of employees (Gholipour et al, 2021;Ginn et al, 2021;Zieliński et al, 2021;Ma et al, 2022). Microbial aerosols present on public transportation may infect the human respiratory tract, with varying degrees of impact on passengers and staff (Wilson et al, 2020;Buitrago et al, 2021). In the aquaculture industry, zoonoses transmitted by inhalation and other transmission routes occur in farms, with varying degrees of health effects on farm employees (de la Rua-Domenech, 2006;Douglas et al, 2018;Kaikiti et al, 2022).…”

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Nonnegligible pathogenic exposure risk of coarse part of PM10 in non-open environments

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In non-open environments, pathogenic microorganisms are more likely to invade the human respiratory tract due to their limited diffusion in the environment, which has received little attention. In this study, we explored the distribution characteristics of particulate matter (PM) in non-open environments, and included sewage treatment plants and farms, which are occupational exposure risks, and G-series high-speed trains and waiting rooms, which are crowded. The results showed orders of magnitude differences in PM and microbial concentrations and the DNA/PM values of adsorption in the different non-open spaces. The concentration of PM with a size in the 4.7–10.0 μm range was higher than those of PM in the 1.1–4.7 μm and 0.43–1.1 μm ranges in all three types of places, accounting for 74.64%, 46.59%, and 51.49%, respectively. The DNA/PM value for the 1.1–4.7 μm range was higher than those for PM in the other two ranges in all three types of places at 0.175, 3.78 × 10−3, and 9.98 ng/μg, respectively. Although the relative abundances of Class II potentially pathogenic bacteria with sizes ranging from 1.1 to 4.7 μm were higher in all three types of places, the total abundance and the relative abundance of identified pathogenic microorganisms with sizes ranging from 4.7 to 10.0 μm were higher in all three types of places. Here, in non-open spaces, the pathogen exposure risk associated with PM10, particularly the coarse fraction of PM10, deserves special attention. Infectious diseases caused by aerosol transmission of pathogens in non-open environments should receive more attention and require further investigation in the future.

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Factors affecting the exposure to physicochemical and microbiological pollutants in vehicle cabins while commuting in Lisbon

Cited by 15 publications

References 49 publications

In-train particulate matter (PM₁₀ and PM_2.5) concentrations: Level, source, composition, mitigation measures and health risk effect – A systematic literature review

In-train particulate matter (PM₁₀ and PM_2.5) concentrations: Level, source, composition, mitigation measures and health risk effect – A systematic literature review

Energy, economic, and environmental impacts of enhanced ventilation strategies on railway coaches to reduce Covid-19 contagion risks

Nonnegligible pathogenic exposure risk of coarse part of PM10 in non-open environments

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Factors affecting the exposure to physicochemical and microbiological pollutants in vehicle cabins while commuting in Lisbon

Cited by 15 publications

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In-train particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) concentrations: Level, source, composition, mitigation measures and health risk effect – A systematic literature review

In-train particulate matter (PM10 and PM2.5) concentrations: Level, source, composition, mitigation measures and health risk effect – A systematic literature review

Energy, economic, and environmental impacts of enhanced ventilation strategies on railway coaches to reduce Covid-19 contagion risks

Nonnegligible pathogenic exposure risk of coarse part of PM10 in non-open environments

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In-train particulate matter (PM₁₀ and PM_2.5) concentrations: Level, source, composition, mitigation measures and health risk effect – A systematic literature review

In-train particulate matter (PM₁₀ and PM_2.5) concentrations: Level, source, composition, mitigation measures and health risk effect – A systematic literature review