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Integrated Evaluation of Indoor Particulate Exposure: The VIEPI Project

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  • Armando Pelliccioni

    (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy)

  • Paolo Monti

    (Department of Civil, Constructional and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), Sapienza University, 00184 Rome, Italy)

  • Giorgio Cattani

    (Department for Environmental Evaluation, Control and Sustainability, Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, 00144 Rome, Italy)

  • Fabio Boccuni

    (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy)

  • Marco Cacciani

    (Physics Department, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Silvia Canepari

    (Chemistry Department, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Pasquale Capone

    (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy)

  • Maria Catrambone

    (Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, National Research Council of Italy, Monterotondo St., 00015 Rome, Italy)

  • Mariacarmela Cusano

    (Department for Environmental Evaluation, Control and Sustainability, Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, 00144 Rome, Italy)

  • Maria Concetta D’Ovidio

    (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy)

  • Antonella De Santis

    (Department for Environmental Evaluation, Control and Sustainability, Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, 00144 Rome, Italy)

  • Annalisa Di Bernardino

    (Physics Department, Sapienza University, 00185 Rome, Italy)

  • Alessandro Di Menno di Bucchianico

    (Department for Environmental Evaluation, Control and Sustainability, Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, 00144 Rome, Italy)

  • Simona Di Renzi

    (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy)

  • Riccardo Ferrante

    (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy)

  • Alessandra Gaeta

    (Department for Environmental Evaluation, Control and Sustainability, Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, 00144 Rome, Italy)

  • Rafaela Gaddi

    (Department for Environmental Evaluation, Control and Sustainability, Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, 00144 Rome, Italy)

  • Monica Gherardi

    (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy)

  • Marco Giusto

    (Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, National Research Council of Italy, Monterotondo St., 00015 Rome, Italy)

  • Andrea Gordiani

    (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy)

  • Livia Grandoni

    (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy
    Department of Civil, Constructional and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), Sapienza University, 00184 Rome, Italy)

  • Gianluca Leone

    (Department for Environmental Evaluation, Control and Sustainability, Italian National Institute for Environmental Protection and Research, 00144 Rome, Italy)

  • Giovanni Leuzzi

    (Department of Civil, Constructional and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), Sapienza University, 00184 Rome, Italy)

  • Nunzia L’Episcopo

    (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy)

  • Francesca Marcovecchio

    (Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, National Research Council of Italy, Monterotondo St., 00015 Rome, Italy)

  • Agnese Pini

    (Department of Civil, Constructional and Environmental Engineering (DICEA), Sapienza University, 00184 Rome, Italy)

  • Tiziana Sargolini

    (Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, National Research Council of Italy, Monterotondo St., 00015 Rome, Italy)

  • Francesca Tombolini

    (Department of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, Epidemiology and Hygiene, Italian Workers’ Compensation Authority (INAIL), Monte Porzio Catone, 00078 Rome, Italy)

  • Luca Tofful

    (Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, National Research Council of Italy, Monterotondo St., 00015 Rome, Italy)

  • Cinzia Perrino

    (Institute of Atmospheric Pollution Research, National Research Council of Italy, Monterotondo St., 00015 Rome, Italy)

Abstract

Despite the progress made in recent years, reliable modeling of indoor air quality is still far from being obtained. This requires better chemical characterization of the pollutants and airflow physics included in forecasting tools, for which field observations conducted simultaneously indoors and outdoors are essential. The project “Integrated Evaluation of Indoor Particulate Exposure” (VIEPI) aimed at evaluating indoor air quality and exposure to particulate matter (PM) of humans in workplaces. VIEPI ran from February 2016 to December 2019 and included both numerical simulations and field campaigns carried out in universities and research environments located in urban and non-urban sites in the metropolitan area of Rome (Italy). VIEPI focused on the role played by micrometeorology and indoor airflow characteristics in determining indoor PM concentration. Short- and long-term study periods captured diurnal, weekly, and seasonal variability of airflow and PM concentration. Chemical characterization of PM 10 , including the determination of elements, ions, elemental carbon, organic carbon, and bioaerosol, was also carried out. Large differences in the composition of PM 10 were detected between inside and outside as well as between different periods of the day and year. Indoor PM composition was related to the presence of people, to the season, and to the ventilation regime.

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  • Armando Pelliccioni & Paolo Monti & Giorgio Cattani & Fabio Boccuni & Marco Cacciani & Silvia Canepari & Pasquale Capone & Maria Catrambone & Mariacarmela Cusano & Maria Concetta D’Ovidio & Antonella , 2020. "Integrated Evaluation of Indoor Particulate Exposure: The VIEPI Project," Sustainability, MDPI, vol. 12(22), pages 1-25, November.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jsusta:v:12:y:2020:i:22:p:9758-:d:449512
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