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  • Open Access
3 Citations
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Simultaneous Monitoring of Outdoor PAHs and Particles in a French Peri-Urban Site during COVID Restrictions and the Winter Saharan Dust Event

  • Farhan Ramadzan Nursanto,
  • Joana Vaz-Ramos,
  • Olivier Delhomme,
  • Sylvie Bégin-Colin and
  • Stéphane Le Calvé

5 September 2022

The presence of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) and particulate matter (PM) in air is known to provoke deleterious effects on human health. This work focused on the monitoring of PM and PAHs in the air over four weeks in a peri-urban site in...

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  • Open Access
2,567 Views
14 Pages

Background/Objectives: Effective airway delivery of a fixed-dose combination of triple-aerosolized inhaled corticosteroid (ICS)/long-acting beta agonist (LABA)/long-acting muscarinic antagonist (LAMA) is likely to positively affect therapeutic respon...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,177 Views
22 Pages

13 January 2021

The emergence of new super-insulated buildings to reduce energy consumption can lead to a degradation of the indoor air quality. While some studies were carried out to assess the air quality in these super-insulated buildings, they were usually focus...

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  • Open Access
38 Citations
6,312 Views
16 Pages

Bacterial and Fungal Aerosols in Rural Nursery Schools in Southern Poland

  • Ewa Brągoszewska,
  • Anna Mainka and
  • Jozef S. Pastuszka

9 November 2016

This study aimed to characterize airborne bacteria and fungi populations present in rural nursery schools in the Upper Silesia region of Poland during winter and spring seasons through quantification and identification procedures. Bacterial and funga...

  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
4,418 Views
15 Pages

Assessment of Indoor Air Quality of Four Primary Health Care Centers in Qatar

  • Hana Abdelrahman,
  • Lubna Abu-Rub,
  • Hassan Al Mana,
  • Yousef Alhorr,
  • Asmaa Al Thani,
  • Hamda Qotba,
  • Hadi M. Yassine and
  • Nahla O. Eltai

Airborne bacteria pose a potential risk to human health upon inhalation in the indoor environments of health care facilities. Airborne bacteria may originate from various sources, including patients, workers, and daily visitors. Hence, this study inv...

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  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,530 Views
15 Pages

The Effectiveness of Ultraviolet-C (UV-C) Irradiation on the Viability of Airborne Pseudomonas aeruginosa

  • Thi Tham Nguyen,
  • Congrong He,
  • Robyn Carter,
  • Emma L. Ballard,
  • Kim Smith,
  • Robert Groth,
  • Esa Jaatinen,
  • Timothy J. Kidd,
  • Thuy-Khanh Nguyen and
  • Rebecca E. Stockwell
  • + 4 authors

Pseudomonas aeruginosa (Pa) is the predominant bacterial pathogen in people with cystic fibrosis (CF) and can be transmitted by airborne droplet nuclei. Little is known about the ability of ultraviolet band C (UV-C) irradiation to inactivate Pa at do...