Pollutants,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(2), P. 293 - 319
Published: June 6, 2023
This
state-of-the-art
review
is
designed
to
provide
a
factual
analysis
of
indoor
air
pollution
in
Pakistan.
Primarily,
the
main
sources
and
related
pollutants
were
analyzed.
Key
include
household
energy
(biomass,
wood,
coal,
tobacco,
low
temperatures)
producing
particulate
matter
(PM),
dust
particles,
smoke,
COx,
noxious
gases,
bioaerosols,
airborne
microflora,
flame
retardants.
According
literature,
rural
regions
Pakistan
using
biomass
fuels
have
high
PM
concentration
range
4000–9000
μg/m3.
In
rural/urban
regions,
smoking
also
leads
PM2.5
levels
~1800
μg/m3,
which
can
cause
pulmonary
infections.
hospitals,
concentrations
detected
up
1000
causing
repeated
infections
patients.
Indoor
ingestion
containing
polychlorinated
biphenyl
was
observed
at
(~8.79–34.39
ng/g)
cities;
this
serious
health
effects
such
as
cancer
risks
loss
working
productivity.
Moreover,
microflora
bacteria
(~10,000–15,000
cfu
m−3)
urban/rural
respiratory/cancer
risks.
context,
quality
(IAQ)
monitoring
management
strategies
been
somewhat
developed;
however,
their
implementation
Pakistan’s
environments
still
needed.
Various
challenges
identified
for
monitoring/regulating
IAQ.
There
firm
need
industry–academia–research
cooperation
involvement
government/agencies
support
control/management
intervention
strategies.
Atmosphere,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
14(1), P. 140 - 140
Published: Jan. 8, 2023
Indoor
microbes
are
a
key
component
of
air
contamination
that
causes
human
health
risks.
However,
compared
with
the
aquatic
and
soil
environment,
microbial
diversity
taxonomic
structure
composition
in
subway
facility
not
well
characterized.
This
study
tries
to
explore
surface
bacterial
communities
by
using
swabs
collected
from
four
global
facilities,
such
as
Busan,
Boston,
Mexico
City,
Moscow
16S
rRNA
gene
amplicon
sequencing.
The
alpha-diversities
on
were
significantly
different
between
other
samples,
despite
sample
characteristics
among
City
samples.
For
composition,
three
phyla
Actinobacteria
(41.1%),
Proteobacteria
(27.7%),
Firmicutes
(18.9%),
most
dominant
all
indicating
there
was
no
significance
(p
>
0.05).
station
samples
mostly
dominated
Gram-positive
bacteria,
including
genera
Corynebacterium,
Staphylococcus,
Streptococcus.
PCoA
analysis
also
revealed
clearly
separated
others.
In
addition,
core
only
shared
75
but
486
stations,
Boston
City.
These
results
suggested
activity
geographical
environment
potentially
affect
establishment
community.
Although
this
provided
basic
information
system,
is
remaining
unknown
microbiome
indoor
environment.
Therefore,
we
consistently
try
understand
environment’s
ecology
system.
Life,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
14(9), P. 1065 - 1065
Published: Aug. 25, 2024
The
emergence
of
antibiotic
resistance
(AR)
poses
a
significant
threat
to
both
public
health
and
aquatic
ecosystems.
Wastewater
treatment
plants
(WWTPs)
have
been
identified
as
potential
hotspots
for
disseminating
AR
in
the
environment.
However,
only
limited
number
studies
conducted
on
dissemination
through
WWTPs
Sri
Lanka.
To
address
this
knowledge
gap
WWTP
operations
Lanka,
we
critically
examined
global
situation
transmitting
antibiotic-resistant
bacteria
(ARB)
genes
(ARGs)
by
evaluating
more
than
hundred
peer-reviewed
international
publications
available
national
publications.
Our
findings
discuss
current
state
operating
country
highlight
research
needed
controlling
dissemination.
results
revealed
that
impact
different
wastewater
types,
such
clinical,
veterinary,
domestic,
industrial,
has
not
extensively
studied
Lanka;
furthermore,
effectiveness
various
techniques
removing
ARGs
requires
further
investigation
improve
technologies.
Furthermore,
existing
explored
deeply
enough
ecological
risks
posed
WWTPs.
Frontiers in Veterinary Science,
Journal Year:
2022,
Volume and Issue:
9
Published: Nov. 10, 2022
Environmental
aerosols
in
animal
houses
are
closely
related
to
the
productive
performance
and
health
level
of
animals
living
houses.
Preferable
housing
environments
can
improve
welfare
production
efficiency,
so
it
is
necessary
monitor
study
these
environments.
In
recent
years,
there
have
been
many
large-scale
outbreaks
respiratory
diseases
biological
aerosols,
especially
novel
coronavirus
that
has
sweeping
world.
This
attracted
much
attention
mode
aerosol
transmission.
With
rapid
development
intensive
breeding,
microbial
gradually
become
main
factor
environmental
pollution
They
not
only
lead
a
outbreak
infectious
diseases,
but
they
also
certain
impact
on
employees
increase
difficulty
prevention
control
animal-borne
diseases.
paper
reviews
distribution,
harm,
measures
house
order
people's
understanding
them.
Pollutants,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
3(2), P. 293 - 319
Published: June 6, 2023
This
state-of-the-art
review
is
designed
to
provide
a
factual
analysis
of
indoor
air
pollution
in
Pakistan.
Primarily,
the
main
sources
and
related
pollutants
were
analyzed.
Key
include
household
energy
(biomass,
wood,
coal,
tobacco,
low
temperatures)
producing
particulate
matter
(PM),
dust
particles,
smoke,
COx,
noxious
gases,
bioaerosols,
airborne
microflora,
flame
retardants.
According
literature,
rural
regions
Pakistan
using
biomass
fuels
have
high
PM
concentration
range
4000–9000
μg/m3.
In
rural/urban
regions,
smoking
also
leads
PM2.5
levels
~1800
μg/m3,
which
can
cause
pulmonary
infections.
hospitals,
concentrations
detected
up
1000
causing
repeated
infections
patients.
Indoor
ingestion
containing
polychlorinated
biphenyl
was
observed
at
(~8.79–34.39
ng/g)
cities;
this
serious
health
effects
such
as
cancer
risks
loss
working
productivity.
Moreover,
microflora
bacteria
(~10,000–15,000
cfu
m−3)
urban/rural
respiratory/cancer
risks.
context,
quality
(IAQ)
monitoring
management
strategies
been
somewhat
developed;
however,
their
implementation
Pakistan’s
environments
still
needed.
Various
challenges
identified
for
monitoring/regulating
IAQ.
There
firm
need
industry–academia–research
cooperation
involvement
government/agencies
support
control/management
intervention
strategies.
