Microenvironment particle measurements in Thessaloniki, Greece

Vouitsis, Ilias; Taimisto, Pekka; Kelessis, Apostolos; Samaras, Zissis

doi:10.1016/j.uclim.2014.03.009

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“…Only seven intermodal comparison studiescyclists versus driversaccounted for the levels of exposure to noise (Apparicio, Gelb, Carrier, Mathieu, & Kingham, 2018;Boogaard et al, 2009;Kraus et al, 2015;Liu et al, 2019;Okokon et al, 2017;Vouitsis, Taimisto, Kelessis, & Samaras, 2014;Yao, Ma, Cushing, & Lin, 2017). Note that Boogaard et al (2009) does not report on the descriptive statistics for the levels of exposure to noise for cyclists and drivers, and that Okokon et al 2017does not report on the data for exposure to noise for drivers in Rotterdam.…”

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Cyclists’ exposure to atmospheric and noise pollution: a systematic literature review

Gelb

2021

Transport Reviews

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Cyclists constitute a population particularly exposed to atmospheric and noise pollution in urban environments; at the same time, they contribute to its reduction. For about ten years now, more and more studies have been completed to assess cyclists' exposure, comparing this mode of transportation with others, quantifying its impacts in term of individual and collective health, understanding cyclists' perceptions regarding their exposure, etc. Though some literature reviews have examined some of these specific issues, none have yet proposed a general overview of this field of study. Therefore, this mapping literature review fills this gap by jointly analysing 205 articles and identifying elements of consensus and disagreement, as well as existing gaps. Among others, our results indicate that the cities in the South and exposure to noise are under-studied and that cyclists' ventilation is still too rarely accounted for, regardless of the type of studies. Modelling studies regarding exposure are too heterogeneous methodologically to allow a generalisation of their results. Conversely, intermodal comparison studies clearly indicate overexposure for cyclists compared to other modes. Also, health studies conclude that, either individually or collectively, the benefits of cycling surpass the costs of exposure to atmospheric pollution. The knowledge produced by this research trend remains difficult to exploit by urban planners, but the recent work done seems to offer more practical perspectives to professionals.

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Cyclists’ exposure to atmospheric and noise pollution: a systematic literature review

Gelb

2021

Transport Reviews

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“…The association between traffic-related air pollution and health is well recognized and reported in the literature, from both epidemiological and toxicological studies [ 1 ]: these chemical factors may affect human health, especially in urban areas, representing hotspots of traffic emissions. In particular, exposure to air pollutants in traffic environments has been related to long- and short-term cardiovascular and respiratory effects [ 2 ]. During rush hours, commuters are exposed to high concentrations of traffic-related air pollutants [ 3 ], usually exceeding air quality standards [ 4 ].…”

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Estimation of the Inhaled Dose of Airborne Pollutants during Commuting: Case Study and Application for the General Population

Borghi

Fanti

Cattaneo

et al. 2020

IJERPH

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During rush hours, commuters are exposed to high concentrations and peaks of traffic-related air pollutants. The aims of this study were therefore to extend the inhaled dose estimation outcomes from a previous work investigating the inhaled dose of a typical commuter in the city of Milan, Italy, and to extend these results to a wider population. The estimation of the dose of pollutants inhaled by commuters and deposited within the respiratory tract could be useful to help commuters in choosing the modes of transport with the lowest exposure and to increase their awareness regarding this topic. In addition, these results could provide useful information to policy makers, for the creation/improvement of a mobility that takes these results into account. The principal result outcomes from the first part of the project (case study on a typical commuter in the city of Milan) show that during the winter period, the maximum deposited mass values were estimated in the “Other” environments and in “Underground”. During the summer period, the maximum values were estimated in the “Other” and “Walking (high-traffic conditions)” environments. For both summer and winter, the lowest values were estimated in the “Car” and “Walking (low-traffic conditions)” environments. Regarding the second part of the study (the extension of the results to the general population of commuters in the city of Milan), the main results show that the period of permanence in a given micro-environment (ME) has an important influence on the inhaled dose, as well as the pulmonary ventilation rate. In addition to these results, it is of primary importance to report how the inhaled dose of pollutants can be strongly influenced by the time spent in a particular environment, as well as the subject’s pulmonary ventilation rate and pollutant exposure levels. For these reasons, the evaluation of these parameters (pulmonary ventilation rate and permanence time, in addition to the exposure concentration levels) for estimating the inhaled dose is of particular relevance.

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“…As shown in Figure 2a,b, 27 articles were based on the monitoring performed in Europe (10 in Portugal, 4 in Italy, 3 in Spain, 2 each in Belgium, England and Poland, and 1 each in France, Greece, Holland and Sweden-Figure 2b) [1,6,8,10,; 4 studies were conducted in the USA [36][37][38][39], 3 in Canada [3,4,40], 2 in Brazil [41,42], and 1 each in Colombia [43] and Mexico [44]. Additionally, 5 studies were conducted in China [5,[45][46][47][48], 1 each in Singapore [49], South Korea [50] and India [51].…”

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“…In particular, several authors have focused on active transport: walking [4,5,10,[17][18][19][20][21]23,24,27,28,30,38,43,44,49,51,52] and cycling [1,3,4,6,[17][18][19]21,24,[26][27][28]32,[38][39][40]44,47,51,52]. Studies conducted on cars (private or taxis) have also been performed by several authors [1,3,6,[17][18][19][20]24,26,28,30,32,…”

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“…As reported in the scientific literature, airborne pollutants may affect human health, especially in urban areas, representing hotspots of traffic emissions, both in indoor and outdoor environments. In particular, exposure to air pollutants in traffic environments has been related to long-and short-term cardiovascular and respiratory effects [1] from both epidemiological and toxicological studies [2]. It is also well known that during rush hours, commuters are usually exposed to high concentrations of traffic-related air pollutants [3], and that the rush hour period of commuting can potentially contribute to daily exposure, despite the commuting period representing a small portion of the daily period.…”

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Estimation of the Inhaled Dose of Pollutants in Different Micro-Environments: A Systematic Review of the Literature

Borghi

Spinazzè

Mandaglio

et al. 2021

Toxics

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Recently, the need to assess personal exposure in different micro-environments has been highlighted. Further, estimating the inhaled dose of pollutants is considerably one of the most interesting parameters to be explored to complete the fundamental information obtained through exposure assessment, especially if associated with a dose-response approach. To analyze the main results obtained from the studies related to the estimation of the inhaled dose of pollutants in different micro-environments (environments in which an individual spends a part of his day), and to identify the influence of different parameters on it, a systematic review of the literature was performed. The principal outcomes from the considered studies outlined that (i) exposure concentration and residence time are among the most important parameters to be evaluated in the estimation of the inhaled dose, especially in transport environments. Further, (ii) the pulmonary ventilation rate can be of particular interest during active commuting because of its increase, which increases the inhalation of pollutants. From a methodological point of view, the advent of increasingly miniaturized, portable and low-cost technologies could favor these kinds of studies, both for the measurement of atmospheric pollutants and the real-time evaluation of physiological parameters used for estimation of the inhaled dose. The main results of this review also show some knowledge gaps. In particular, numerous studies have been conducted for the evaluation (in terms of personal exposure and estimation of the inhaled dose) of different PM fractions: other airborne pollutants, although harmful to human health, are less represented in studies of this type: for this reason, future studies should be conducted, also considering other air pollutants, not neglecting the assessment of exposure to PM. Moreover, many studies have been conducted indoors, where the population spends most of their daily time. However, it has been highlighted how particular environments, even if characterized by a shorter residence time, can contribute significantly to the dose of inhaled pollutants. These environments are, therefore, of particular importance and should be better evaluated in future studies, as well as occupational environments, where the work results in a high pulmonary ventilation rate. The attention of future studies should also be focused on these categories of subjects and occupational studies.

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Microenvironment particle measurements in Thessaloniki, Greece

Cited by 25 publications

References 45 publications

Cyclists’ exposure to atmospheric and noise pollution: a systematic literature review

Cyclists’ exposure to atmospheric and noise pollution: a systematic literature review

Estimation of the Inhaled Dose of Airborne Pollutants during Commuting: Case Study and Application for the General Population

Estimation of the Inhaled Dose of Pollutants in Different Micro-Environments: A Systematic Review of the Literature

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