A Short Review of Simple Analytical Methods for the Evaluation of PAHs and PAEs as Indoor Pollutants in House Dust Samples
Studies on indoor air quality are indispensable when considering that people spend approximately 85% of their time in confined environments. This short review mostly takes into consideration research that uses passive samplers to evaluate the quality of indoor environments (houses, school, cars, etc...
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| description | Studies on indoor air quality are indispensable when considering that people spend approximately 85% of their time in confined environments. This short review mostly takes into consideration research that uses passive samplers to evaluate the quality of indoor environments (houses, school, cars, etc.). This short review summarizes most analytical methods to detect and quantify PAHs and PAEs in house dust used as a passive sampler. The objective of house dust analysis is to identify the presence, amount and distribution of specific hazardous substances in confined spaces and, if possible, to identify their sources. Household dust and the compounds present in it can enter the human body by inhalation, non-food ingestion and absorption through the skin. The observed differences in concentrations of house dust may also indicate important differences in the chemical and physical nature of pollutants caused by air filtration and absorption during the migration of ambient air into the indoor environment. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-214aefa6b1be4d51955bd63eba9fa45a2023-11-24T03:42:24ZengMDPI AGAtmosphere2073-44332022-10-011311179910.3390/atmos13111799A Short Review of Simple Analytical Methods for the Evaluation of PAHs and PAEs as Indoor Pollutants in House Dust SamplesSantino Orecchio0Diana Amorello1Roberta Indelicato2Salvatore Barreca3Silvia Orecchio4Dipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università di Palermo, Parco d’Orleans 2, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università di Palermo, Parco d’Orleans 2, 90128 Palermo, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università di Palermo, Parco d’Orleans 2, 90128 Palermo, ItalyChemical Sciences Department, University of Catania, Viale Andrea Doria 6, 95125 Catania, ItalyDipartimento di Scienze e Tecnologie Biologiche, Chimiche e Farmaceutiche, Università di Palermo, Parco d’Orleans 2, 90128 Palermo, ItalyStudies on indoor air quality are indispensable when considering that people spend approximately 85% of their time in confined environments. This short review mostly takes into consideration research that uses passive samplers to evaluate the quality of indoor environments (houses, school, cars, etc.). This short review summarizes most analytical methods to detect and quantify PAHs and PAEs in house dust used as a passive sampler. The objective of house dust analysis is to identify the presence, amount and distribution of specific hazardous substances in confined spaces and, if possible, to identify their sources. Household dust and the compounds present in it can enter the human body by inhalation, non-food ingestion and absorption through the skin. The observed differences in concentrations of house dust may also indicate important differences in the chemical and physical nature of pollutants caused by air filtration and absorption during the migration of ambient air into the indoor environment.https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/11/1799indoor air monitoringPAHs and PAEsindoor pollutants |
| spellingShingle | Santino Orecchio Diana Amorello Roberta Indelicato Salvatore Barreca Silvia Orecchio A Short Review of Simple Analytical Methods for the Evaluation of PAHs and PAEs as Indoor Pollutants in House Dust Samples Atmosphere indoor air monitoring PAHs and PAEs indoor pollutants |
| title | A Short Review of Simple Analytical Methods for the Evaluation of PAHs and PAEs as Indoor Pollutants in House Dust Samples |
| title_full | A Short Review of Simple Analytical Methods for the Evaluation of PAHs and PAEs as Indoor Pollutants in House Dust Samples |
| title_fullStr | A Short Review of Simple Analytical Methods for the Evaluation of PAHs and PAEs as Indoor Pollutants in House Dust Samples |
| title_full_unstemmed | A Short Review of Simple Analytical Methods for the Evaluation of PAHs and PAEs as Indoor Pollutants in House Dust Samples |
| title_short | A Short Review of Simple Analytical Methods for the Evaluation of PAHs and PAEs as Indoor Pollutants in House Dust Samples |
| title_sort | short review of simple analytical methods for the evaluation of pahs and paes as indoor pollutants in house dust samples |
| topic | indoor air monitoring PAHs and PAEs indoor pollutants |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/11/1799 |
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