Indoor air pollution and health: bridging perspectives from developing and developed countries

A Pillarisetti, W Ye, S Chowdhury - Annual Review of …, 2022 - annualreviews.org
Much of the global population spends most of their time indoors; however, air pollution
measurement, a proxy of exposure, occurs primarily outdoors. This fundamental disconnect …

The effect of natural ventilation strategy on indoor air quality in schools

L Stabile, M Dell'Isola, A Russi, A Massimo… - Science of the Total …, 2017 - Elsevier
In order to reduce children's exposure to pollutants in classrooms a proper ventilation
strategy need to be adopted. Such strategy is even more important in naturally ventilated …

[HTML][HTML] Issue 2-“Update on adverse respiratory effects of indoor air pollution” Part 1): indoor air pollution and respiratory diseases: a general update and a Portuguese …

JC Rufo, I Annesi-Maesano, P Carreiro-Martins… - Pulmonology, 2023 - Elsevier
Objective To quantify the impact of different air pollutants on respiratory health based on
robust estimates based on international data and to summarise the evidence of associations …

Analysis of the spatial distribution of the indoor radon concentration in school's buildings in Plovdiv province, Bulgaria

K Ivanova, Z Stojanovska, D Djunakova… - Building and …, 2021 - Elsevier
This paper presents an evaluation of the indoor radon spatial variation between and within
school buildings. Radon measurements were carried out in 331 rooms of 16 school …

Ventilation effect on different position of classrooms in “line” type teaching building

L Yang, X Liu, F Qian, S Du - Journal of cleaner production, 2019 - Elsevier
The ventilation effect in different places in the teaching building is different. The aim of this
paper is to study the relative ventilation relationship of the rooms in “line” type middle school …

[PDF][PDF] Indoor radon measurements in residential dwellings in Qom, Iran

M Fahiminia, RF Fard, R Ardani, K Naddafi… - International journal of …, 2016 - academia.edu
Background: Inhalation of radon and its short-lived decay products is one of the most
significant sources of exposure to natural radiation. Radon is the second cause of lung …

Indoor radon monitoring in kindergarten and primary schools in South Italy

F Loffredo, I Opoku-Ntim, G Meo, M Quarto - Atmosphere, 2022 - mdpi.com
Humans are mostly exposed to ionizing radiation through radon and its decay products. The
results of indoor radon measurements in 39 kindergartens and primary schools in the …

[HTML][HTML] Knowledge, risk perception and awareness of radon risks: A Campania region survey

D Pacella, F Loffredo, M Quarto - Journal of Radiation Research and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Radon is a naturally occurring radioactive gas that is found in soil, rock, and water. Exposure
to high levels of radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking. This study …

Thoron and radon exhalation and emanation from granitic rocks outcropping in the Central Iberian Zone (Portugal)

FP Domingos, SLR Sêco, AJSC Pereira - Environmental Earth Sciences, 2021 - Springer
Terrestrial radionuclides present in soil, bedrock and building materials are considered the
main source of indoor radon (222 Rn) and thoron (220 Rn). Due to its shorter half-life, 220 …

Radiometric evaluation of indoor radon levels with influence of building characteristics in residential homes from southwestern Nigeria

K Aladeniyi, AM Arogunjo, AJSC Pereira… - Environmental …, 2020 - Springer
Indoor radon (222 Rn) measurements were carried out using solid state nuclear track
detectors (SSNTD) in some dwellings from southwestern Nigeria. This was aimed at …