Investigating the impact of different sport trainings on particulate matter resuspension in a sport center using well-characterized reference instruments and a low-cost monitor

Torkmahalleh, Mehdi Amouei; Kabay, Karakat; Bazhanova, Meruyet; Mohiuddin, Obaidullah; Obaidullah, Madina; Gorjinezhad, Soudabeh

doi:10.1016/j.scitotenv.2017.08.107

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“…Research is also available on health impacts for general populations performing physical activities in urban environments (walking, cycling; [ 6 , 7 , 8 , 9 , 10 , 11 ]). However, the literature is scarce on recreational and elite athletes’ exposure to air pollution [ 12 , 13 ]. Indeed, this population is at higher risk due to the increased ventilation during exercise, which in is addition highly variable as a function of the type of exercise (e.g., sprint, endurance, team sports, etc.…”

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Air Quality Sensors Systems as Tools to Support Guidance in Athletics Stadia for Elite and Recreational Athletes

Viana

Karatzas

Arvanitis

et al. 2022

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While athletes have high exposures to air pollutants due to their increased breathing rates, sport governing bodies have little guidance to support events scheduling or protect stadium users. A key limitation for this is the lack of hyper-local, high time-resolved air quality data representative of exposures in stadia. This work aimed to evaluate whether air quality sensors can describe ambient air quality in Athletics stadia. Sensing nodes were deployed in 6 stadia in major cities around the globe, monitoring NO2, O3, NO, PM10, PM2.5, PM1, CO, ambient temperature, and relative humidity. Results demonstrated that the interpretation of hourly pollutant patterns, in combination with self-organising maps (SOMs), enabled the interpretation of probable emission sources (e.g., vehicular traffic) and of atmospheric processes (e.g., local vs. regional O formation). The ratios between PM size fractions provided insights into potential emission sources (e.g., local dust re-suspension) which may help design mitigation strategies. The high resolution of the data facilitated identifying optimal periods of the day and year for scheduling athletic trainings and/or competitions. Provided that the necessary data quality checks are applied, sensors can support stadium operators in providing athlete communities with recommendations to minimise exposure and provide guidance for event scheduling.

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Air Quality Sensors Systems as Tools to Support Guidance in Athletics Stadia for Elite and Recreational Athletes

Viana

Karatzas

Arvanitis

et al. 2022

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“…Additionally, biological pollutants such as dust mites, molds, fungus, and bacteria; volatile organic compounds (VOCs), for instance, formaldehyde and benzene; inorganic chemicals, for example, chlorinated compounds (mainly in swimming pools); heavy metals such as lead and mercury; and asbestos, which is primarily due to the building materials [27][28][29]. These studies focus on fitness centers [24,30,31] and gymnasiums and sports facilities in educational premises [32][33][34][35]. Andrade and Dominski [20] reviewed the studies performed on IAQ of places used for sports.…”

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Investigating ambient air quality of a shooting range during official national competitions

Aslanoğlu

Öztürk

Güllü

2022

Environmental Research and Technology

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Shooting is among nine sports branches that formed the first modern Olympic Games in Athens in 1896. A professional shooting athlete shoots millions of bullets throughout their sports life to commune with their gun dedicatedly. The number of simultaneous shots per unit time depends on the capacity of the range. It can enormously increase when a national match is a case. Shooting can cause gunshot residue exposure, including lead, other elements, and their by-products accumulate in ambient air and reveal significant health risks. This study aims to find the levels of PM 10 and its chemical composition during official three-day 50 m 22-cal competitions in May 2016, Mersin, Turkey. To this end, PM 10 samples were collected on quartz-fiber filters and analyzed for elements by ICP-MS and carbonaceous material by Thermal-Optical EC/OC analyzer. The total PM 10 mass concentration average is 28.7±7.3 µg/m 3 within the indoor threshold values of different countries. The ambient mass concentrations of PM 10 , OC, EC, TC, Cd, and Pb were higher during once pistol matches instead of rifle matches. Although Pb values did not exceed the indoor limits for shooting ranges, it has the highest concentration among the analyzed elements. Additionally, Cr poses cancer risk potential. Except for Zn, Sr, and Cu, all the measured parameters have higher calculated emission factor (EF) values during pistol shots. To our best knowledge, this study reports the airborne mass concentrations of EC, OC, and TC from indoor shooting ranges and investigates indoor air quality for shooting sport for the first time.

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“…the existing literature regarding PM exposure during martial arts or self-defence activities, which is particularly scarce(Torkmahalleh et al 2018). On contrary to all other activities, during martial sessions participants stored their personal belongings (including backpacks, clothing, and shoes) directly in studios thus possibly leading to ambient coarse dust in ltrations(El Orch et al 2014; Kearney et al 2014; Leppänen et al 2020; Morawska et al 2013; Yuan et al 2023); additionally, the use of speci c materials (such as protective equipment and mats, tatami) led to higher coarse dust resuspensions (Torkmahalleh et al 2018; Wang et al 2021; Yuan et al 2023).…”

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Exploring Airborne Pollutants in Fitness Environments: Implications for Health and Exercise

Peixoto,

Pereira,

Morais

et al. 2024

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As there are many known benefits of physical activities practising, the need to evaluate pollution levels and personal exposure in different sports environments has become increasingly important. However, the current data are limited, namely those related to exposure levels during different types of sports activities. Thus, this study estimated indoor air levels and inhalation doses of gaseous (total volatile organic compounds – TVOCs, CO2) and particulate (PM10, PM2.5, and ultrafine – 20-1000 nm) pollutants during highly–intense (spinning, dance fitness, and total body workout - TBW) and moderately–intense (body & mind, muscle group-specific and self-defence techniques) groups activities (n = 138). Inhalation dose was assessed using the USEPA methodology, considering different age categories of practitioners (3 – <61 years old) and genders. The results showed that CO2 concentrations ranged from 1368 mg/m3 (in TBW) -2727 mg/m3 (self-defence-adults), with the protection threshold being exceeded in adult self-defence classes. TVOCs exceeded 4–18 times the protective limits in all classes (2.49 mg/m3 in body & mind – 10.62 mg/m3 in self-defence adults). Across different characterized activities, PM values widely varied (PM10: 20.8–220.8 µg/m3; PM2.5: 9.1–63.5 µg/m3; UFP: 6267–9917 #/cm3) with especially PM10 higher during vigorous human movements; 1.1–4.4 and 1.1–2.5 times exceeding the protective threshold for PM10 and PM2.5, respectively. High-intensity classes resulted in 1.4–1.6 times higher inhalation doses than moderate-intensity classes and the total inhaled dose for men was higher (1–8% in high- and moderate-intensity, respectively) than for women. Finally, the inhaled doses by the child population were up to 2.2 times higher than of adults of both genders. It needs to be emphasized that inhaled dose values indirectly indicate the possible health risk to which users are exposed in terms of pollutant intake (particulate matter and gaseous pollutants), combining exposure concentration, physical effort and duration of activity.

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Investigating the impact of different sport trainings on particulate matter resuspension in a sport center using well-characterized reference instruments and a low-cost monitor

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Air Quality Sensors Systems as Tools to Support Guidance in Athletics Stadia for Elite and Recreational Athletes

Air Quality Sensors Systems as Tools to Support Guidance in Athletics Stadia for Elite and Recreational Athletes

Investigating ambient air quality of a shooting range during official national competitions

Exploring Airborne Pollutants in Fitness Environments: Implications for Health and Exercise

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