Wearable devices: Cross benefits from healthcare to construction

Z Abuwarda, K Mostafa, A Oetomo, T Hegazy… - Automation in …, 2022 - Elsevier
The use of smart wearables provides an opportunity to improve construction safety and
productivity. Because the healthcare industry has been at the forefront of applying such …

Public engagement with air quality data: using health behaviour change theory to support exposure-minimising behaviours

A McCarron, S Semple, CF Braban… - Journal of Exposure …, 2023 - nature.com
Exposure to air pollution prematurely kills 7 million people globally every year. Policy
measures designed to reduce emissions of pollutants, improve ambient air and …

Features and practicability of the next-generation sensors and monitors for exposure assessment to airborne pollutants: a systematic review

G Fanti, F Borghi, A Spinazzè, S Rovelli… - Sensors, 2021 - mdpi.com
In the last years, the issue of exposure assessment of airborne pollutants has been on the
rise, both in the environmental and occupational fields. Increasingly severe national and …

[HTML][HTML] Personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2. 5) and self-reported asthma-related health

A McCarron, S Semple, CF Braban, C Gillespie… - Social Science & …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract PM 2.5 (fine particulate matter≤ 2.5 μm in diameter) is a key pollutant that can
produce acute asthma exacerbations and longer-term deterioration of respiratory health …

Using low-cost sensors to quantify the effects of air filtration on indoor and personal exposure relevant PM2. 5 concentrations in Beijing, China

KK Barkjohn, MH Bergin, C Norris, JJ Schauer… - Aerosol and air quality …, 2020 - aaqr.org
Residents of polluted cities frequently use indoor air purifiers in an attempt to improve their
health by reducing their exposure to air pollutants, despite the fact that few studies have …

Youth engaged participatory air monitoring: A 'day in the life'in urban environmental justice communities

JE Johnston, Z Juarez, S Navarro… - International Journal of …, 2020 - mdpi.com
Air pollution in Southern California does not impact all communities equally; communities of
color are disproportionately burdened by poor air quality and more likely to live near …

A systematic literature review on indoor PM2. 5 concentrations and personal exposure in urban residential buildings

Y Liu, H Ma, N Zhang, Q Li - Heliyon, 2022 - cell.com
Particulate matter with an aerodynamic diameter less than 2.5 μm (PM 2.5) is currently a
major air pollutant that has been raising public attention. Studies have found that short/long …

A lightweight low-cost and multipollutant sensor package for aerial observations of air pollutants in atmospheric boundary layer

X Pang, L Chen, K Shi, F Wu, J Chen, S Fang… - Science of the Total …, 2021 - Elsevier
A lightweight low-cost multipollutant sensor package is particularly portable to aerial
measurements and field campaign due to its light weight (2.0 kg), compact size (L× W× H …

Modeling clothing as a vector for transporting airborne particles and pathogens across indoor microenvironments

J Kvasnicka, EA Cohen Hubal, JA Siegel… - Environmental …, 2022 - ACS Publications
Evidence suggests that human exposure to airborne particles and associated contaminants,
including respiratory pathogens, can persist beyond a single microenvironment. By …

Wearable sensors for human environmental exposure in urban settings

C Helbig, M Ueberham, AM Becker, H Marquart… - Current Pollution …, 2021 - Springer
Global population growth, urbanization, and climate change worsen the immediate
environment of many individuals. Elevated concentrations of air pollutants, higher levels of …