Indoor and outdoor concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene in some Italian schools evaluation of areas with different air pollution

Lucialli, Patrizia; Marinello, Samuele; Pollini, Elisa; Scaringi, Meri; Zauli-Sajani, Stefano; Marchesi, Stefano; Cori, Liliana

doi:10.1016/j.apr.2020.08.007

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“…Studies focusing on IAQ in hospitals or other healthcare facilities are scarce when compared with IAQ studies in residential buildings, schools, or commercial buildings [12,20,21]. In healthcare environments, many scholars support the assessment that less attention is given to the monitoring and analysis of chemical pollutants when compared with biological contamination studies [13].…”

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Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Units—A Systematic Literature Review Focusing Recent Research

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The adequate assessment and management of indoor air quality in healthcare facilities is of utmost importance for patient safety and occupational health purposes. This study aims to identify the recent trends of research on the topic through a systematic literature review following the preferred reporting items for systematic reviews and meta-analyses (PRISMA) methodology. A total of 171 articles published in the period 2015–2020 were selected and analyzed. Results show that there is a worldwide growing research interest in this subject, dispersed in a wide variety of scientific journals. A textometric analysis using the IRaMuTeQ software revealed four clusters of topics in the sampled articles: physicochemical pollutants, design and management of infrastructures, environmental control measures, and microbiological contamination. The studies focus mainly on hospital facilities, but there is also research interest in primary care centers and dental clinics. The majority of the analyzed articles (85%) report experimental data, with the most frequently measured parameters being related to environmental quality (temperature and relative humidity), microbiological load, CO2 and particulate matter. Non-compliance with the WHO guidelines for indoor air quality is frequently reported. This study provides an overview of the recent literature on this topic, identifying promising lines of research to improve indoor air quality in healthcare facilities.

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Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Units—A Systematic Literature Review Focusing Recent Research

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“…Additional information on UK-based school air quality studies can be found in the Supplementary Materials Table S2. Lucialli et al (2020) measured indoor and outdoor concentrations of the polyaromatic hydrocarbon pollutants benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene, and xylene (BTEX) at schools in Italy as these pollutants are associated with vehicle emissions and are harmful to children's health [21]. They found that mean outdoor concentrations varied from 0.10 to 4.23 µg/m 3 (benzene), 0.10 to 28.18 µg/m 3 (toulene), 0.10 to 11.1 µg/m 3 (ethylbenzene), and 0.10 to 14.45 µg/m 3 (xylene) [21].…”

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Air Quality outside Schools in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: An Investigation into NO2 and PM Concentrations and PM Respiratory Deposition

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Air pollution is the principal environmental threat to public health in the UK. Ever-increasing evidence links ambient air pollutants, preventable diseases, and health inequalities. Children are particularly vulnerable to harmful effects due to their short height, developing lungs, and higher rate of respiration. Using data from air quality monitors around schools, we investigated 2018–2019 ambient NO2, PM10, PM2.5, and PM1 concentrations at 12 schools in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK. We compared findings with EU/UK air quality regulations and guidelines, identified patterns, and calculated PM respiratory deposition doses (RDDs). The range of annual average (AA) concentrations across the schools for the two-year period was 23.7–39.2 µg/m3 for NO2, 7.4–22.2 µg/m3 for PM10, 3.5–11.6 µg/m3 for PM2.5, and 1.7–9.0 µg/m3 for PM1. The highest PM RDD children were exposed to at school was 30 µg/h. One school’s AA NO2, two schools’ hourly PM2.5 averages, and one school’s 24-h PM10 averages exceeded EU/UK regulations. All schools exceeded WHO2005 24-h PM10 and PM2.5 guidelines in 2018, less in 2019. All 12 schools would have exceeded WHO2021 NO2 AA guidelines (10 µg/m3), 2 the WHO2021 PM10 AA (15 µg/m3), and 10 the WHO2021 PM2.5 AA (5 µg/m3). Evidence-based policy is required to improve school ambient air quality and reduce children’s exposure.

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“…The activities engaged high school students in monitoring air quality in different places in town, their neighborhood, or the indoor environment in their school. In the scientific literature we can find examples of air pollution monitoring in schools conducted by scientists (e.g., [20]). This is a topic of particular interest due to the large timespans that people, and especially school children, spend indoors.…”

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Transformative Potential and Learning Outcomes of Air Quality Citizen Science Projects in High Schools Using Low-Cost Sensors

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The rise of advanced ICT technologies has made it possible to apply low-cost sensor systems for measuring air quality in citizen science projects, including education. High school students in Norway used these sensor systems in a citizen science project to design, carry out, and evaluate their own research projects on air quality. An impact assessment framework was designed to assess the impact of these activities, considering five areas of impact: scientific, social, economic, political, and environmental. In addition, the framework also considers the transformative potential of the citizen science pilot, i.e., the degree to which the pilot can help to change, alter, or replace current systems, and the business-as-usual in one or more fields such as knowledge production or environmental protection. Data for this assessment were gathered in the form of questionnaires that the students had to complete before starting and after finalizing the pilot activities. The results showed positive impacts on learning, a pro-environmental world view, and an increase in pro-science attitudes and interest in scientific and environmental-related topics at the end of the pilot activities. Only weak impacts were measured for behavioral change. The activities showed transformative potential, which makes the student activities an example of good practice for citizen science activities on air quality with low-cost sensors.

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Indoor and outdoor concentrations of benzene, toluene, ethylbenzene and xylene in some Italian schools evaluation of areas with different air pollution

Cited by 48 publications

References 40 publications

Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Units—A Systematic Literature Review Focusing Recent Research

Indoor Air Quality in Healthcare Units—A Systematic Literature Review Focusing Recent Research

Air Quality outside Schools in Newcastle upon Tyne, UK: An Investigation into NO2 and PM Concentrations and PM Respiratory Deposition

Transformative Potential and Learning Outcomes of Air Quality Citizen Science Projects in High Schools Using Low-Cost Sensors

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