| Title: | "Indoor Carbon Dioxide, Fine Particulate Matter and Total Volatile Organic Compounds in Private Healthcare and Elderly Care Facilities" |
| Author(s): | Baudet A; Baures E; Blanchard O; Le Cann P; Gangneux JP; Florentin A; |
| Address: | "Faculte d'Odontologie, CHRU-Nancy, Universite de Lorraine, F-54505 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France. APEMAC, Universite de Lorraine, F-54000 Nancy, France. EHESP School of Public Health, Inserm, IRSET (Institut de Recherche en Sante, Environnement et Travail)-UMR_S 1085, Universite de Rennes, F-35000 Rennes, France. Laboratoire de Parasitologie-Mycologie, CHU-Rennes, F-35000 Rennes, France. Faculte de Medecine, CHRU-Nancy, Universite de Lorraine, F-54505 Vandoeuvre-les-Nancy, France" |
| ISSN/ISBN: | 2305-6304 (Electronic) 2305-6304 (Linking) |
| Abstract: | "Poor indoor air quality can have adverse effects on human health, especially in susceptible populations. The aim of this study was to measure the concentrations of dioxide carbon (CO(2)), fine particulate matter (PM(2.5)) and total volatile organic compounds (TVOCs) in situ in private healthcare and elderly care facilities. These pollutants were continuously measured in two rooms of six private healthcare facilities (general practitioner's offices, dental offices and pharmacies) and four elderly care facilities (nursing homes) in two French urban areas during two seasons: summer and winter. The mean CO(2) concentrations ranged from 764 +/- 443 ppm in dental offices to 624 +/- 198 ppm in elderly care facilities. The mean PM(2.5) concentrations ranged from 13.4 +/- 14.4 microg/m(3) in dental offices to 5.7 +/- 4.8 microg/m(3) in general practitioner offices. The mean TVOC concentrations ranged from 700 +/- 641 ppb in dental offices to 143 +/- 239 ppb in general practitioner offices. Dental offices presented higher levels of indoor air pollutants, associated with the dental activities. Increasing the ventilation of these facilities by opening a window is probably an appropriate method for reducing pollutant concentrations and maintaining good indoor air quality" |
| Keywords: | carbon dioxide dental offices general practitioner offices indoor air quality nursing homes particulate matter pharmacies total volatile organic compounds; |
| Notes: | "PubMed-not-MEDLINEBaudet, Alexandre Baures, Estelle Blanchard, Olivier Le Cann, Pierre Gangneux, Jean-Pierre Florentin, Arnaud eng PNREST-2017-1-216/French Agency for Food, Environmental and Occupational Health & Safety/ Switzerland 2022/03/25 Toxics. 2022 Mar 12; 10(3):136. doi: 10.3390/toxics10030136" |
