Human exposure to particulate and gaseous pollutants in a bar.

Currie, John; Capper, Graham

Abstract

There is increasing evidence of a causal link between airborne particles and ill health and this study examined the exposure to both airborne particles and the gas phase contaminants of environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) in a bar. The work reported here utilized concurrent and continuous monitoring using real-time optical scattering personal samplers to record particulate (PM10) concentrations at two internal locations. Very high episodes were observed in seating areas compared with the bar area. A photo-acoustic multi-gas analyser was used to record the gas phases (CO and CO2) at eight different locations throughout the bar and showed little spatial variation. This gave a clear indication of the problems associated with achieving acceptable Indoor Air Quality in a public space and identified a fundamental problem with the simplistic design approach taken to ventilate the space. Both gaseous and particulate concentrations within the bar were below maximum recommended levels although the time-series analysis illustrated the highly episodic nature of this exposure.

Citation

Currie, J., & Capper, G. (2003). Human exposure to particulate and gaseous pollutants in a bar.

• Conference Name: Healthy Buildings 2003 - 7th International Conference
• Start Date: Dec 7, 2003
• End Date: Dec 11, 2003
• Acceptance Date: Dec 7, 2003
• Publication Date: Dec 7, 2003
• Deposit Date: May 27, 2016
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 2
• Pages: 284-289
• ISBN: 981-04-9974-4
• Keywords: Pollutants; tobacco smoke; gas; public building; particulate
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/10250