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Size‐resolved dynamics of indoor and outdoor fluorescent biological aerosol particles in a bedroom: A one‐month case study in Singapore
This study evaluated the interrelations between indoor and outdoor bioaerosols in a bedroom under a living condition. Two wideband integrated bioaerosol sensors were utilized to measure indoor and outdoor particulate matter (PM) and fluorescent biological airborne particles (FBAPs), which were within a size range of 0.5‐20 μm. Throughout this one‐month case study, the median proportion of FBAPs in PM by number was 19% (5%; the interquartile range, hereafter) and 17% (3%) for indoors and outdoors, respectively, and those by mass were 78% (12%) and 55% (9%). According to the size‐resolved data, FBAPs dominated above 2 and 3.5 μm indoors and outdoors, respectively. Comparing indoor upon outdoor ratios among occupancy and window conditions, the indoor FBAPs larger than 3.16 μm were dominated by indoor sources, while non‐FBAPs were mainly from outdoors. The occupant dominated the indoor source of both FBAPs and non‐FBAPs. Under awake and asleep, count‐ and mass‐based mean emission rates were 45.9 and 18.7 × 106 #/h and 5.02 and 2.83 mg/h, respectively. Based on indoor activities and local outdoor air quality in Singapore, this study recommended opening the window when awake and closing it during sleep to lower indoor bioaerosol exposure.
Size‐resolved dynamics of indoor and outdoor fluorescent biological aerosol particles in a bedroom: A one‐month case study in Singapore
This study evaluated the interrelations between indoor and outdoor bioaerosols in a bedroom under a living condition. Two wideband integrated bioaerosol sensors were utilized to measure indoor and outdoor particulate matter (PM) and fluorescent biological airborne particles (FBAPs), which were within a size range of 0.5‐20 μm. Throughout this one‐month case study, the median proportion of FBAPs in PM by number was 19% (5%; the interquartile range, hereafter) and 17% (3%) for indoors and outdoors, respectively, and those by mass were 78% (12%) and 55% (9%). According to the size‐resolved data, FBAPs dominated above 2 and 3.5 μm indoors and outdoors, respectively. Comparing indoor upon outdoor ratios among occupancy and window conditions, the indoor FBAPs larger than 3.16 μm were dominated by indoor sources, while non‐FBAPs were mainly from outdoors. The occupant dominated the indoor source of both FBAPs and non‐FBAPs. Under awake and asleep, count‐ and mass‐based mean emission rates were 45.9 and 18.7 × 106 #/h and 5.02 and 2.83 mg/h, respectively. Based on indoor activities and local outdoor air quality in Singapore, this study recommended opening the window when awake and closing it during sleep to lower indoor bioaerosol exposure.
Size‐resolved dynamics of indoor and outdoor fluorescent biological aerosol particles in a bedroom: A one‐month case study in Singapore
Li, Jiayu (author) / Wan, Man Pun (author) / Schiavon, Stefano (author) / Tham, Kwok Wai (author) / Zuraimi, Sultan (author) / Xiong, Jinwen (author) / Fang, Mingliang (author) / Gall, Elliott (author)
Indoor Air ; 30 ; 942-954
2020-09-01
13 pages
Article (Journal)
Electronic Resource
English
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