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Comprehensive analysis of particulate matter, gaseous pollutants, and microbiological contamination in an international chain supermarket

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dc.contributor.authorFurst, Leonardo
dc.contributor.authorCipoli, Yago Alonso
dc.contributor.authorGalindo, Nuria
dc.contributor.authorYubero, Eduardo
dc.contributor.authorViegas, Carla
dc.contributor.authorPena, Pedro
dc.contributor.authorNunes, Teresa
dc.contributor.authorFeliciano, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorAlves, Célia
dc.date.accessioned2024-12-20T16:30:39Z
dc.date.available2024-12-20T16:30:39Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractIndoor environmental quality is of utmost importance since urban populations spend a large proportion of their life in confined spaces. Supermarkets offer a wide range of products and services that are prone to emitting several air pollutants. This study aimed to perform a comprehensive characterisation of the indoor and outdoor air quality in a multinational supermarket, encompassing not only criteria parameters but also unregulated pollutants of concern. Monitoring included measurements of comfort parameters, CO2, multiple gaseous pollutants, particulate matter (PM10) and bioburden. PM10, volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and carbonyls were subject to chemical speciation. Globally, the supermarket presented CO2, VOCs, and PM10 values below the limits imposed by international regulations. The PM10 concentration in the supermarket was 33.5 ± 23.2 μg/m3, and the indoor-to-outdoor PM10 ratio was 1.76. Carbonaceous constituents represented PM10 mass fractions of 21.6% indoors and 15.3% outdoors. Due to the use of stainless-steel utensils, flour and fermentation processes, the bakery proved to be a pollution hotspot, presenting the highest concentrations of PM10 (73.1 ± 9.16 μg/m3), PM10-bound elements (S, Cl, K, Ca, Ti, and Cr) and acetaldehyde (42.7 μg/m3). The maximum tetrachloroethylene level (130 μg/m3) was obtained in the cleaning products section. The highest values of colony-forming units of bacteria and fungi were recorded in the bakery, and fruit and vegetable section. The most prevalent fungal species was Penicillium sp., corresponding to 56.9% of the total colonies. In addition, other fungal species/ sections with toxicological or pathogenic potential were detected (Aspergillus sections Aspergilli, Circumdati, Flavi, Mucor and Fusarium sp.).pt_PT
dc.description.sponsorshipThe authors are grateful to the Foundation for Science and Technology (FCT, Portugal) for its financial support by national funds FCT/MCTES to CESAM (UIDP/50017/2020, UIDB/50017/2020 and LA/P/0094/2020), SusTEC (LA/P/0007/2020), CIMO (UIDB/00690/2020), and to the PhD fellow students Leonardo Furst (https://doi.org/10.54499/2020.08461.BD) and Yago Cipoli (SFRH/BD/04992/2021). H&TRC authors gratefully acknowledge the FCT/MCTES national support through the UIDP/05608/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDP/05608/2020) and UIDB/05608/2020 (https://doi.org/10.54499/UIDB/05608/2020).pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationFurst, Leonardo; Cipoli, Yago; Galindo, Nuria; Yubero, Eduardo; Viegas, Carla; Pena, Pedro; Nunes, Teresa; Feliciano, Manuel; Alves, Célia (2024). Comprehensive analysis of particulate matter, gaseous pollutants, and microbiological contamination in an international chain supermarket. Environmental Pollution. ISSN 0269-7491. 363, p. 1-14pt_PT
dc.identifier.doi10.1016/j.envpol.2024.125236pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn0269-7491
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10198/30771
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherElsevierpt_PT
dc.relationCentre for Environmental and Marine Studies
dc.relationCentre for Environmental and Marine Studies
dc.relationAssociate Laboratory for Sustainability and Tecnology in Mountain Regions
dc.relationMountain Research Center
dc.relationCentre for Environmental and Marine Studies
dc.relationDevelopment and application of a low-cost platform for IAQ monitoring in transport microenvironments to improve comfort and safety
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dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/pt_PT
dc.subjectSupermarketpt_PT
dc.subjectIndoor air qualitypt_PT
dc.subjectPM10pt_PT
dc.subjectBioburdenpt_PT
dc.subjectVOCpt_PT
dc.titleComprehensive analysis of particulate matter, gaseous pollutants, and microbiological contamination in an international chain supermarketpt_PT
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oaire.citation.titleEnvironmental Pollutionpt_PT
oaire.citation.volume363pt_PT
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