[HTML][HTML] How can ventilation be improved on public transportation buses? Insights from CO2 measurements

X Querol, A Alastuey, N Moreno, MC Minguillón… - Environmental …, 2022 - Elsevier
Measurements of CO 2 and counting of occupants were carried out in 37 public bus trips
during commuting rush hours in Barcelona (NE Spain) with the aim of evaluating parameters …

[HTML][HTML] Functionalized zinc oxide nanorods–polypropylene nonwoven composite with high biological and photocatalytic activity

Ł Werner, B Nowak, A Jackiewicz-Zagórska… - Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
This work presents a comprehensive approach to elaborating new active polypropylene-zinc
oxide composite material with a well-developed specific surface area. Fibrous …

Bioburden contamination and Staphylococcus aureus colonization associated with firefighter's ambulances

C Viegas, P Sousa, M Dias, LA Caetano… - Environmental …, 2021 - Elsevier
Ambulance vehicles are an essential part of emergency clinical services. Bioburden control
in ambulances, through cleaning and disinfection, is crucial to minimize hospital-acquired …

[HTML][HTML] Impact of air-conditioning system disinfection on microbial contamination of passenger cars

M Gołofit-Szymczak, A Stobnicka-Kupiec… - Air Quality, Atmosphere & …, 2019 - Springer
An automobile air-conditioning (AC) system can be a source of microbiological
contamination in a driver's car. The aim of this study was to assess the level of microbial …

Filters from taxis air conditioning system: A tool to characterize driver's occupational exposure to bioburden?

C Viegas, A Monteiro, M Dos Santos, T Faria… - Environmental …, 2018 - Elsevier
Bioburden proliferation in filters from air conditioning systems of taxis represents a possible
source of occupational exposure. The aim of this study was to determine the occurrence of …

[HTML][HTML] Filters of automobile air conditioning systems as in-car source of exposure to infections and toxic moulds

M Gołofit-Szymczak, A Wójcik-Fatla… - … Science and Pollution …, 2023 - Springer
The main component of an air conditioning system is air filters. Over time, the filters of an air
conditioning system in cars can turn into sources of emission of microbiological hazards …

Analysis of fungal contamination in vehicle air filters and their impact as a bioaccumulator on indoor air quality

S Aquino, JEA de Lima, APB do Nascimento… - Air quality, atmosphere …, 2018 - Springer
Studies on air quality within automotive vehicles are an emerging research area in Brazil,
especially in the city of São Paulo, one of the most polluted cities in the world and with the …

Analyses of culturable microorganisms and chemical pollutants in the air of urban and rural areas in the region of São Paulo, Brazil

D de Matos Castro e Silva, VB Duo Filho… - Aerobiologia, 2024 - Springer
Bioaerosols are particles of great importance for several fields of research, and spores
produced by fungi can exist as bioaerosols when suspended in the air. Microbiological …

Aspergillus prevalence in air conditioning filters from vehicles: Taxis for patient transportation, forklifts, and personal vehicles

C Viegas, R Moreira, T Faria, LA Caetano… - … of Environmental & …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
The frequency and importance of Aspergillus infections is increasing worldwide. This study
aimed to assess the occupational exposure of forklifts and taxi drivers to Aspergillus spp …

[PDF][PDF] Microbial air quality in municipal buses before and after disinfection of their air-conditioning systems

M Gołofit-Szymczak, A Stobnicka-Kupiec… - Journal of Ecological …, 2019 - bibliotekanauki.pl
To ensure the proper quality of the air and simultaneously improve the comfort of
professional drivers or travellers, the cars are fit with air-conditioning (AC) systems. The AC …