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Size-Segregated Particulate Matter in a Selected Sports Facility in Poland

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  • Karolina Bralewska

    (Safety Engineering Institute, The Main School of Fire Service, Slowackiego Street, 52/54, 01629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Wioletta Rogula-Kozłowska

    (Safety Engineering Institute, The Main School of Fire Service, Slowackiego Street, 52/54, 01629 Warsaw, Poland)

  • Adrian Bralewski

    (Internal Security Institute, The Main School of Fire Service, Slowackiego Street, 52/54, 01629 Warsaw, Poland)

Abstract

The aims of this study were to determine the concentration of particulate matter, analyze the percentage share of four particulate matter subfractions (PM 1 , PM 2.5 , PM 4 , PM 10 ) in TSP (total mass of particulate matter (PM)) in a typical Polish sports hall at different day periods during heating and non-heating seasons, and compare the average daily doses of respirable dust (PM 4 ) for three groups of the sports hall users (pupils, teachers, and athletes). Gravimetric measurements of PM 4 and TSP concentrations and optical measurements of the concentrations of five PM fractions (PM 1 , PM 2.5 , PM 4 , PM 10 , PM 100 ) were conducted for 8 h a day, simultaneously inside and outside the hall, for 20 days each in summer and winter. During training, PM mass was concentrated mainly in coarse particles (PM 2.5–100 ) (summer—55%, winter—35%). Without activity, the main part of PM mass was from fine particles (PM 2.5 , summer—59%, winter—75%). In summer, PM inside the hall originated mainly from internal sources. In winter, the fine PM concentration was affected by outdoor sources. The daily doses of PM 4 for different groups of sports hall users indicate that the health exposure of sports practitioners to PM may be greater than for non-practitioners staying in the same conditions.

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  • Karolina Bralewska & Wioletta Rogula-Kozłowska & Adrian Bralewski, 2019. "Size-Segregated Particulate Matter in a Selected Sports Facility in Poland," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 11(24), pages 1-15, December.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:11:y:2019:i:24:p:6911-:d:294236
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    1. Justyna Szulc & Robert Cichowicz & Michał Gutarowski & Małgorzata Okrasa & Beata Gutarowska, 2023. "Assessment of Dust, Chemical, Microbiological Pollutions and Microclimatic Parameters of Indoor Air in Sports Facilities," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 20(2), pages 1-22, January.
    2. Monika Załuska & Katarzyna Gładyszewska-Fiedoruk, 2020. "Regression Model of PM2.5 Concentration in a Single-Family House," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(15), pages 1-15, July.

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