Category: CIVIL 460 Course – 2022-2023
IMPACT OF PERSONAL CARE PRODUCTS ON HUMAN EXPOSURE
Do you choose your deodorant or shampoo according to its smell? Does the smell of the cosmetics persuade you to buy them? Do you enjoy a nicely smelling bath after a long day? Most people would say yes to these questions. But do we know the ugly truth behind these nice odours? We spend about (…)
VENTILATION STRATEGIES TO REDUCE TRANSMISSION OF AIRBORNE DISEASES
We spend the majority of our time inside buildings (approximately 87% of our lifetime indoors according to researches [1] ) and ventilation is closely related to the quality and dynamics of air within buildings, which necessarily influences transmission of airborne diseases. Therefore, it is interesting to explore if certain ventilation strategies tend to reduce airborne (…)
DEALING WITH THE AIR QUALITY INSIDE HOSPITAL OPERATING THEATRES
The operating theatre of a hospital is an area that most people will try to avoid as much as possible during their whole life, as in most cases when one is needed, it does not emit a positive signal concerning a person’s health. For a smaller group of people, doctors and nurses mostly, an operating (…)