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Air Quality In Veterinary Clinics: Perspectives, Challenges And Solutions
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A qualidade do ar nas clínicas veterinárias é vital para o bem-estar do pessoal médico, dos animais e dos tutores. Esta revisão tem como objetivo apresentar uma visão geral dos poluentes do ar mais comuns em instalações veterinárias, seus efeitos na saúde, fontes de poluentes do ar interior e medidas de controle atuais. Aerossóis biológicos, partículas ultrafinas e agentes químicos, como compostos orgânicos voláteis e hidrocarbonetos policíclicos aromáticos, são poluentes importantes nas clínicas veterinárias. O ar poluído é conhecido por agravar doenças respiratórias e cardiovasculares tanto em animais quanto em humanos, sublinhando assim a importância do controle da qualidade do ar. A revisão também examina a legislação atual e as melhores práticas em regulação e diretrizes, como as da União Europeia, e oferece novas ideias e tecnologias para melhorar a qualidade do ar. Além disso, compara a qualidade do ar nas clínicas veterinárias com a dos hospitais humanos para contextualizar. São apresentadas técnicas para avaliar a qualidade do ar, como a amostragem de bioaerossóis e a análise química, embora sejam caras e pouco práticas. O foco está no aumento das taxas de troca de ar fresco, no controle das fontes de poluição e no uso de desinfetantes ambientalmente amigáveis. A revisão conclui com a discussão das limitações da pesquisa existente e das direções para futuras oportunidades de pesquisa, como o desenvolvimento de tecnologias e a biorremediação. Em conclusão, esta revisão procura fornecer uma direção útil na formulação de recomendações eficazes para melhorar a qualidade do ar interior nas instalações de saúde veterinária.
Air quality in veterinary clinics is vital for the welfare of medical staff, animals and clients. This review aims at presenting an overview of air quality pollutants most common in veterinary facilities, their effects on health, sources of indoor air pollutants, and current control measures. Biological aerosols, ultrafine particles, and chemical agents such as volatile organic compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are important pollutants in the veterinary clinics. Polluted air is known to worsen respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in both animals and humans, thus underlining the importance of air quality control. The review also looks at current legislation and best practices in regulation and guidelines such as those of the European Union and offers new ideas and technologies to improve air quality. It also brings comparison between air quality in veterinary clinics and human hospitals to put into perspective. Techniques for evaluating air quality for example by using bioaerosol sampling and chemical analysis are presented albeit expensive and impractical. The focus is on increasing the fresh air exchange rates, controlling the sources of pollution, and using environmentally friendly disinfectants. The review ends with the discussion of the existing research limitations and directions for future research opportunities, such as technology development and bioremediation. In conclusion, this review seeks to provide a useful direction in the formulation of effective recommendations of enhancing the quality of indoor air in veterinary healthcare facilities.
Air quality in veterinary clinics is vital for the welfare of medical staff, animals and clients. This review aims at presenting an overview of air quality pollutants most common in veterinary facilities, their effects on health, sources of indoor air pollutants, and current control measures. Biological aerosols, ultrafine particles, and chemical agents such as volatile organic compounds and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons are important pollutants in the veterinary clinics. Polluted air is known to worsen respiratory and cardiovascular diseases in both animals and humans, thus underlining the importance of air quality control. The review also looks at current legislation and best practices in regulation and guidelines such as those of the European Union and offers new ideas and technologies to improve air quality. It also brings comparison between air quality in veterinary clinics and human hospitals to put into perspective. Techniques for evaluating air quality for example by using bioaerosol sampling and chemical analysis are presented albeit expensive and impractical. The focus is on increasing the fresh air exchange rates, controlling the sources of pollution, and using environmentally friendly disinfectants. The review ends with the discussion of the existing research limitations and directions for future research opportunities, such as technology development and bioremediation. In conclusion, this review seeks to provide a useful direction in the formulation of effective recommendations of enhancing the quality of indoor air in veterinary healthcare facilities.
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Bioaerossóis Clínicas Veterinárias Compostos Orgânicos Voláteis Purificação Qualidade Do Ar Interior Regulamentações Risco Ocupacional Bioaerosols Indoor Air Quality Occupational Hazard Purification Regulations Veterinary Clinics Volatile Organic Compounds