Indoor air quality in health clubs: Impact of occupancy and type of performed activities on exposure levels
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Resumo: | Associations between indoor air quality (IAQ) and health in sport practise environments are not well understood due to limited knowledge of magnitude of inhaled pollutants. Thus, this study assessed IAQ in four health clubs (HC1-HC4) and estimated inhaled doses during different types of activities. Gaseous (TVOCs, CO, O3, CO2) and particulate pollutants (PM1, PM4) were continuously collected during 40 days. IAQ was influenced both by human occupancy and the intensity of the performed exercises. Levels of all pollutants were higher when clubs were occupied (p < 0.05) than for vacant periods, with higher medians in main workout areas rather than in spaces/studios for group activities. In all spaces, TVOCs highly exceeded legislative limit (600 μg/m3), even when unoccupied, indicating possible risks for the respective occupants. CO2 levels were well correlated with relative humidity (rs 0.534-0.625) and occupancy due to human exhalation and perspiration during exercising. Clubs with natural ventilations exhibited twice higher PM, with PM1 accounting for 93-96% of PM4; both PM were highly correlated (rs 0.936-0.995) and originated from the same sources. Finally, cardio classes resulted in higher inhalation doses than other types of exercising (1.7-2.6). |
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Indoor air quality in health clubs: Impact of occupancy and type of performed activities on exposure levelsIndoor air quality (IAQ)Total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs)Ozone (O3)Particulate matter (PM)Inhalation doseAssociations between indoor air quality (IAQ) and health in sport practise environments are not well understood due to limited knowledge of magnitude of inhaled pollutants. Thus, this study assessed IAQ in four health clubs (HC1-HC4) and estimated inhaled doses during different types of activities. Gaseous (TVOCs, CO, O3, CO2) and particulate pollutants (PM1, PM4) were continuously collected during 40 days. IAQ was influenced both by human occupancy and the intensity of the performed exercises. Levels of all pollutants were higher when clubs were occupied (p < 0.05) than for vacant periods, with higher medians in main workout areas rather than in spaces/studios for group activities. In all spaces, TVOCs highly exceeded legislative limit (600 μg/m3), even when unoccupied, indicating possible risks for the respective occupants. CO2 levels were well correlated with relative humidity (rs 0.534-0.625) and occupancy due to human exhalation and perspiration during exercising. Clubs with natural ventilations exhibited twice higher PM, with PM1 accounting for 93-96% of PM4; both PM were highly correlated (rs 0.936-0.995) and originated from the same sources. Finally, cardio classes resulted in higher inhalation doses than other types of exercising (1.7-2.6).This work was supported by European Union (FEDER funds through COMPETE) and National Funds (Fundação para a Ciência e Tecnologia) through projects UID/QUI/50006/2013 and UID/EQU/00511/2013-LEPABE, by FCT/MEC with national funds and co-funded by FEDER in the scope of the P2020 Partnership Agreement. Additional financial support was provided by FCT through fellowship SFRH/BPD/105100/2014.Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do PortoSlezakova, KlaraPeixoto, CátiaPereira, Maria do CarmoMorais, Simone2019-09-12T11:15:21Z20182018-01-01T00:00:00Zinfo:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.22/14567eng0304-389410.1016/j.jhazmat.2018.07.015info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessreponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAP2023-03-13T12:57:26Zoai:recipp.ipp.pt:10400.22/14567Portal AgregadorONGhttps://www.rcaap.pt/oai/openaireopendoar:71602024-03-19T17:34:09.510113Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos) - Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãofalse |
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Indoor air quality in health clubs: Impact of occupancy and type of performed activities on exposure levels |
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Indoor air quality in health clubs: Impact of occupancy and type of performed activities on exposure levels |
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Indoor air quality in health clubs: Impact of occupancy and type of performed activities on exposure levels Slezakova, Klara Indoor air quality (IAQ) Total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) Ozone (O3) Particulate matter (PM) Inhalation dose |
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Indoor air quality in health clubs: Impact of occupancy and type of performed activities on exposure levels |
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Indoor air quality in health clubs: Impact of occupancy and type of performed activities on exposure levels |
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Indoor air quality in health clubs: Impact of occupancy and type of performed activities on exposure levels |
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Indoor air quality in health clubs: Impact of occupancy and type of performed activities on exposure levels |
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Indoor air quality in health clubs: Impact of occupancy and type of performed activities on exposure levels |
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Slezakova, Klara |
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Slezakova, Klara Peixoto, Cátia Pereira, Maria do Carmo Morais, Simone |
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Peixoto, Cátia Pereira, Maria do Carmo Morais, Simone |
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Repositório Científico do Instituto Politécnico do Porto |
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Slezakova, Klara Peixoto, Cátia Pereira, Maria do Carmo Morais, Simone |
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Indoor air quality (IAQ) Total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) Ozone (O3) Particulate matter (PM) Inhalation dose |
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Indoor air quality (IAQ) Total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) Ozone (O3) Particulate matter (PM) Inhalation dose |
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Associations between indoor air quality (IAQ) and health in sport practise environments are not well understood due to limited knowledge of magnitude of inhaled pollutants. Thus, this study assessed IAQ in four health clubs (HC1-HC4) and estimated inhaled doses during different types of activities. Gaseous (TVOCs, CO, O3, CO2) and particulate pollutants (PM1, PM4) were continuously collected during 40 days. IAQ was influenced both by human occupancy and the intensity of the performed exercises. Levels of all pollutants were higher when clubs were occupied (p < 0.05) than for vacant periods, with higher medians in main workout areas rather than in spaces/studios for group activities. In all spaces, TVOCs highly exceeded legislative limit (600 μg/m3), even when unoccupied, indicating possible risks for the respective occupants. CO2 levels were well correlated with relative humidity (rs 0.534-0.625) and occupancy due to human exhalation and perspiration during exercising. Clubs with natural ventilations exhibited twice higher PM, with PM1 accounting for 93-96% of PM4; both PM were highly correlated (rs 0.936-0.995) and originated from the same sources. Finally, cardio classes resulted in higher inhalation doses than other types of exercising (1.7-2.6). |
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