globalchange  > 气候变化事实与影响
DOI: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2013.11.054
Scopus记录号: 2-s2.0-84890235540
论文题名:
Health impacts due to personal exposure to fine particles caused by insulation of residential buildings in Europe
作者: Gens A; , Hurley J; F; , Tuomisto J; T; , Friedrich R
刊名: Atmospheric Environment
ISSN: 0168-2563
EISSN: 1573-515X
出版年: 2014
卷: 84
起始页码: 213
结束页码: 221
语种: 英语
英文关键词: Europe ; Exposure modelling ; Fine particles ; Health effects ; Insulating residential buildings
Scopus关键词: Air ; Emission control ; Finance ; Greenhouse gases ; Health ; Indoor air pollution ; Insulation ; Europe ; Exposure modelling ; Fine particles ; Health effects ; Residential building ; Buildings ; tobacco smoke ; atmospheric pollution ; building ; greenhouse gas ; guideline ; health impact ; health risk ; indoor air ; particle size ; pollution exposure ; public health ; air pollution ; ambient air ; article ; building ; concentration (parameters) ; Czech Republic ; environmental exposure ; environmental impact ; Europe ; Greece ; health impact assessment ; human ; particle size ; particulate matter ; population exposure ; priority journal ; Switzerland ; Europe ; Nicotiana tabacum
Scopus学科分类: Environmental Science: Water Science and Technology ; Earth and Planetary Sciences: Earth-Surface Processes ; Environmental Science: Environmental Chemistry
英文摘要: The insulation of residential buildings affects human exposure to fine particles. According to current EU guidelines, insulation is regulated for energy saving reasons. As buildings become tighter, the air exchange rate is reduced and, thus, the indoor concentration of pollutants is increased if there are significant indoor sources. While usually the effects of heat insulation and increase of the air-tightness of buildings on greenhouse gas emissions are highlighted, the negative impacts on human health due to higher indoor concentrations are not addressed. Thus, we investigated these impacts using scenarios in three European countries, i. e. Czech Republic, Switzerland and Greece. The assessment was based on modelling the human exposure to fine particles originating from sources of particles within outdoor and indoor air, including environmental tobacco smoke. Exposure response relationships were derived to link (adverse) health effects to the exposure. Furthermore, probable values for the parameters influencing the infiltration of fine particles into residential buildings were modelled. Results show that the insulation and increase of the air-tightness of residential buildings leads to an overall increase of the mean population exposure - and consequently adverse health effects - in all considered countries (ranging for health effects from 0.4% in Czech Republic to 11.8% in Greece for 100% insulated buildings) due to an accumulation of particles indoors, especially from environmental tobacco smoke. Considering only the emission reductions in outdoor air (omitting changes in infiltration parameters) leads to a decrease of adverse health effects. This study highlights the importance of ensuring a sufficient air exchange rate when insulating buildings, e. g. by prescribing heat ventilation and air conditioning systems in new buildings and information campaigns on good airing practice in renovated buildings. It also shows that assessing policy measures based on the exposure may provide different recommendations compared to an assessment based on only the outdoor air concentration. © 2013 Elsevier Ltd.
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标识符: http://119.78.100.158/handle/2HF3EXSE/81166
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Gens A,, Hurley J,F,et al. Health impacts due to personal exposure to fine particles caused by insulation of residential buildings in Europe[J]. Atmospheric Environment,2014-01-01,84
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