Conveners
Pollutants and sources: S5
- Julien BAHINO (Université Félix Houphouet-Boigny Abidjan-Cocody)
Introduction: Fine particulate matter is a toxic air pollutant with an aerodynamic size of less than 2.5 microns that can endanger human health and climate. The WHO have set and recently revised air quality guidelines upon which countries can use as a yardstick to set their own air quality standards. Namibia does not have air quality standards, leading to unregulated levels and unknown sources...
Workers are mainly exposed to micro- and nano-plastics (MNP) by inhalation. Air concentration of MNP in indoor environments can be far higher than outdoors, particularly in workplaces where production, use or disposal of plastic materials is carried out.
However, differently from engineered MNP, secondary MNP released in workplaces remains uncontrolled, since few data exist on MNP indoor air...
Airborne microplastics (MPs) have emerged as an increasingly recognized component of atmospheric pollution, yet their sampling, characterization, and quantification remain challenging due to their diverse physical forms and low ambient concentrations. This sharing session provides an overview of the approaches and research in microplastics sampling in outdoor and indoor air environments....