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Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spaces

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dc.contributor.authorPinto, Manuel
dc.contributor.authorPastorinho, Manuel Ramiro
dc.contributor.authorLanzinha, João
dc.contributor.authorMonteiro, Marisa
dc.date.accessioned2023-03-08T16:16:58Z
dc.date.available2023-03-08T16:16:58Z
dc.date.issued2022-06-06
dc.description.abstractCurrently, people spend most of their time inside their homes. However, poor conditions in terms of comfort and quality of the indoor environment can pose high risks to the inhabitants’ health. Therefore, a good quality environment is essential, since, in addition to the hazards present in indoor air (e.g., particles, (S)VOCs, CO, radon and tobacco smoke), extreme temperatures, relative humidity levels, pests (e.g., mold, dust mites and bioaerosols), noise, airborne infectious agents (e.g., SARS-CoV-2) and contamination through water and soil can cause physical injuries, respiratory diseases, damage to multiple organ systems as well as harmful effects on the mental health of the occupants. Faced with this requirement, housing evaluation models were studied together with the main types of risk that could affect the health of the inhabitants, with the objective of proposing a new evaluation model for housing health and safety risks, fitted to the occupants, and especially suitable for Portuguese dwellings, although applicable in other geographical contexts. As a result of this analysis, this article proposes a new model for evaluating health and safety risks in housing, applicable in Portugal, supported by an inspection form and, as the main difference from the existing models, parameter measurements, providing complementary data for the evaluation. This model was created based on a set of functional and regulatory requirements that were identified for the healthy use of living spaces. Twenty-eight hazards were identified, and the respective risk factors were assessed using different processes and target demographics, including visual inspection, parameter measurements, occupants’ age and location and age of housing. In order to validate the model and determine its usefulness, it was applied to a set of houses with different construction dates, locations and occupants. This exercise enabled the identification of hazard classes and the calibration and fine tuning of the model application. Finally, proposals for future work are presented in order to create a base of evolution for the model.pt_PT
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dc.identifier.citationPinto, M.; Pastorinho, M.; Lanzinha, J.; Monteiro, M., Model for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spaces, Environments, vol. 9, pp. 69, 2022pt_PT
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/environments9060069pt_PT
dc.identifier.issn2076-3298
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.19/7645
dc.language.isoengpt_PT
dc.peerreviewedyespt_PT
dc.publisherMDPIpt_PT
dc.relationThis research was partially funded by FCT—Foundation for Science and Technology, I.P., within the C-MADE-UIDB/04082/2020.pt_PT
dc.subjectHazardpt_PT
dc.subjectRiskpt_PT
dc.subjectSafetypt_PT
dc.subjectHealthpt_PT
dc.subjectHousingpt_PT
dc.subjectAssessmentpt_PT
dc.subjectMASHHpt_PT
dc.titleModel for Health Risk Assessment in Portuguese Housing Spacespt_PT
dc.typejournal article
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oaire.citation.conferencePlaceBasel, Switzerlandpt_PT
oaire.citation.startPage69pt_PT
oaire.citation.titleEnvironmentspt_PT
oaire.citation.volume9pt_PT
person.familyNamePinto
person.givenNameManuel
person.identifier.orcid0000-0003-2873-1342
rcaap.rightsopenAccesspt_PT
rcaap.typearticlept_PT
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