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https://hdl.handle.net/10216/153915| Author(s): | Pedro Branco Sá, JP Conceição Alvim Ferraz Martins, FG Sousa, SIV |
| Title: | Managing indoor air quality in nursery and primary schools with low-cost solutions |
| Issue Date: | 2022-06 |
| Abstract: | This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of using low-cost solutions to monitor and mitigate PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations in nursery and primary schools in Porto (Portugal). Three periods were considered: i) early 2020 (before COVID-19 pandemic), ii) early 2021 (during COVID-19 pandemic, with mitigation measures to prevent SARS-CoV-2 spread); and iii) in the middle of 2021 (additionally using a low-cost portable air cleaner). PM2.5 and PM10 were continuously monitored with a low-cost sensing device for at least two consecutive days in five classrooms. In general, the lowest PM concentrations were observed in the third period. Concentrations reduced up to 63% from the second to the third period. The application of low-cost solutions for monitoring and mitigating PM levels seems to be an effective tool for managing indoor air in schools. (c) 2022 17th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2022. All rights reserved. |
| URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10216/153915 |
| Source: | 17th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, INDOOR AIR 2022 |
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| Document Type: | Artigo em Livro de Atas de Conferência Internacional |
| Rights: | restrictedAccess |
| Appears in Collections: | FEUP - Artigo em Livro de Atas de Conferência Internacional |
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