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Indoor Air Quality Monitoring and Assessment
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Indoor Air Quality Monitoring and Assessment

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Environmental Sciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 August 2023) | Viewed by 7830

Special Issue Editors

Dr. Giuseppe La Verde

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1. National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Via Cinthia ed. 6, 80126 Naples, Italy
2. Department of Physics “E.Pancini”, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia ed. 6, 80126 Naples, Italy
Interests: radon; building material; environmental radioactivity; air quality
Prof. Dr. Mariagabriella Pugliese

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1. National Institute for Nuclear Physics (INFN), Via Cinthia ed. 6, 80126 Naples, Italy
2. Department of Physics “E.Pancini”, University of Naples Federico II, Via Cinthia ed. 6, 80126 Naples, Italy
Interests: environmental radioactivity; air quality; radiation measurements; radiation protection
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Dr. Salvatore Procopio

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Agenzia Regionale per la Protezione dell'Ambiente della Calabria, Via Lungomare (loc. Giovino), 88100 Catanzaro, Italy
Interests: environmental radioactivity; NORM and TENORM; physical agents’ measurements

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are pleased to invite you to contribute to the Special Issue, Indoor Air Quality Monitoring and Assessment.

Indoor air quality is one of the most significant public health issues, especially considering the high number of hours that the population spends indoors and the number of diseases related to this type of pollution. The most interesting aspect, in addition to the biological process and the pathway involved relating to exposure to a certain pollutant, is the precise development of environmental monitoring methodologies, risk assessment and the application of regulations to protect human health.

In this context, applied physics, applied chemistry, engineering and environmental and earth sciences play a leading role. The importance of this research area can in fact contribute to broadening the knowledge of the impact of indoor air quality while providing tools, remedial actions, solutions and opportunities for better risk management to protect human health.

In this Special Issue, original research articles and reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following: Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) in home and work environments, indoor radioactivity and radiation protection for workers and the public; risk assessment and management of IAQ; developments and optimization of detectors; biological, chemical and physical indoor pollutants measurements.

We look forward to receiving your contributions.

Dr. Giuseppe La Verde
Prof. Dr. Mariagabriella Pugliese
Dr. Salvatore Procopio
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

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Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2400 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.

Keywords

  • environmental radioactivity
  • radiation protection
  • risk assessment
  • indoor air quality (IAQ)
  • developments of detectors
  • biological, chemical and physical pollutants
  • ionizing radiation metrology
  • physical agents’ measurements

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Results of Indoor Radon Measurements in Campania Schools Carried Out by Students of an Italian Outreach Project
by Giuseppe La Verde, Fabrizio Ambrosino, Maria Ragosta and Mariagabriella Pugliese
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(8), 4701; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13084701 - 07 Apr 2023
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Outreach projects are often used to a limited extent for dissemination purposes and rarely have a significant impact on the student’s teaching and technical skills. The RadioLab project requires a proactive interaction between researchers and students by experimental activities for measuring environmental radioactivity, [...] Read more.
Outreach projects are often used to a limited extent for dissemination purposes and rarely have a significant impact on the student’s teaching and technical skills. The RadioLab project requires a proactive interaction between researchers and students by experimental activities for measuring environmental radioactivity, in particular radon gas. Buildings considered to be of radiological interest, such as schools, have been selected to carry out radon gas activity concentration measurements using solid-state nuclear track passive detectors LR-115. The results of annual measurements, made over 6 years and involving a total of 952 rooms, distributed in 67 schools throughout the Campania region, were collected. These data, deemed scientifically reliable (i) can be overlapped over geological characterization data enhancing the relationship between lithology and radon, (ii) confirmed data from the radon potential map of the Campania region about the distribution of indoor radon, and finally (iii) contributed to the collection of radon indoor data of the Campania region. The results obtained highlighted the need and effectiveness of increasing the network of schools involved in the outreach activity and in the implementation of experimental activities with applicative effects in the scientific and research sectors. Full article
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The Design and Implementation of an IoT Sensor-Based Indoor Air Quality Monitoring System Using Off-the-Shelf Devices
by Alim Yasin, James Delaney, Chi-Tsun Cheng and Toh Yen Pang
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(19), 9450; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12199450 - 21 Sep 2022
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IAQ monitoring studies have gained renewed interest post COVID-19. Furthermore, accessibility to the corresponding enabling technologies has improved considerably in terms of cost and requisite knowledge. This paper aims to outline the key decisions involved for researchers and building managers alike to seek [...] Read more.
IAQ monitoring studies have gained renewed interest post COVID-19. Furthermore, accessibility to the corresponding enabling technologies has improved considerably in terms of cost and requisite knowledge. This paper aims to outline the key decisions involved for researchers and building managers alike to seek to implement their own environmental monitoring study using commercially available hardware and software. To do so, this paper first outlines the essential elements or building blocks of an IoT architecture, detailing the design criteria for selecting various hardware and software. Secondly, it outlines the process of integrating these different components and the flow of data from IoT device to databases and end-user applications. To demonstrate this process, an IAQ monitoring study was conducted at an open-plan office. Our results demonstrated the framework can be adapted to different worksites with minor modifications and provide the flexibility to interchange components. The data collected can be easily integrated into open-source analytic software for visualization and to make informed decisions to manage IAQ. It is through this process that we provide recommendations on how other users may adopt similar frameworks. Full article
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Development Trend of Electronic Nose Technology in Closed Cabins Gas Detection: A Review
by Lidong Tan, Zhaohui Feng, Hongli Zheng, Zongwei Yao, Xiaohui Weng, Fangrong Wang and Zhiyong Chang
Appl. Sci. 2022, 12(18), 9326; https://doi.org/10.3390/app12189326 - 17 Sep 2022
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Gas detection in enclosed cabins is a challenging concern in the industry to ensure the safety of cabin operations and personnel driving. There has been a growing development in the detection of safety in enclosed cabin operations based on volatile organic compounds, which [...] Read more.
Gas detection in enclosed cabins is a challenging concern in the industry to ensure the safety of cabin operations and personnel driving. There has been a growing development in the detection of safety in enclosed cabin operations based on volatile organic compounds, which have unique characteristics. The air pollution in closed cabins seriously affects the driver’s health, and the accuracy of the detection directly affects the operation safety of the cabin. However, until today, gas detection in enclosed cabins has relied on traditional methods that are expensive and time-consuming, and it cannot be detected in real time. This paper focuses on the potential and capability of electronic nose applications for gas detection in enclosed cabins. Since the electronic nose is a good substitute for the closed cabin, people’s attention to it has increased greatly. The characteristics of hazardous gas and warning gas in closed cabins are also discussed. In addition, this paper provides important insights into the challenges and future trends of the electronic nose, a low-cost, high-precision, and fast detection method, in more applications in closed compartments. Full article
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