Title
Experience from Research on Indoor and Outdoor Air Quality in the Poznań Agglomeration
Authors
[ 1 ] Instytut Inżynierii Środowiska i Instalacji Budowlanych, Wydział Inżynierii Środowiska i Energetyki, Politechnika Poznańska | [ P ] employee | [ E ] pensioner
Scientific discipline (Law 2.0)
Year of publication
2025
Published in
Article type
scientific article
Publication language
english
Keywords
EN
- building
- indoor air quality
- urban pollution
- microbiological contamination
Abstract
EN This article explores how the location of a building in an urban area, the level of external air pollution, and the way a residence is used can affect indoor air quality. To assess this, this study used measurements of physical and chemical pollutants, as well as microbiological measurements, including counts of various bacteria and microscopic fungi. These included counts of mesophilic and psychrophilic bacteria, mannitol-positive and mannitol-negative Staphylococcus, Actinobacteria, Pseudomonas fluorescens, and microscopic fungi. The research involved analysing indoor and outdoor air quality in 38 selected spaces within buildings in the city of Poznań during the heating season. The study found that the eastern part of the city showed the highest levels of fungal contamination in the external environment. Furthermore, distinct differences were observed between the presence of microorganisms indoors and outdoors based on the results of bacterial and fungal aerosol studies. The authors advocate for including microbiological studies as part of standard air quality assessment indicators to reveal the extent and source of contamination, as similar issues may be present in cities around the world.
Date of online publication
16.05.2025
Pages (from - to)
600-1 - 600-23
Comments
Article Number: 600
License type
CC BY (attribution alone)
Open Access Mode
open journal
Open Access Text Version
final published version
Date of Open Access to the publication
at the time of publication
Ministry points / journal
70
Impact Factor
2,5 [List 2023]
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