Impact of air purifiers on occupational particle exposure in an enclosed bus workshop

Ana Sofia Fonseca; Jesper Baldtzer Liisberg; Jakob Klenø Nøjgaard; Frederika Pleva; Søren Bendt Jensen; Stefanos Agathokleous; Teresa Moreno; Katie Kedwell-Simmering; Carlos Casado; Jesús Ángel Encinas; Martin Lehmann; Keld Alstrup Jensen

doi:10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113823

Impact of air purifiers on occupational particle exposure in an enclosed bus workshop

Ana Sofia Fonseca
, Jesper Baldtzer Liisberg
, Jakob Klenø Nøjgaard
, Frederika Pleva
, Søren Bendt Jensen
, Stefanos Agathokleous
, Teresa Moreno
, Katie Kedwell-Simmering
, Carlos Casado
, Jesús Ángel Encinas
, Martin Lehmann
, Keld Alstrup Jensen

CSIC Institute for Environmental Assessments and Water Studies (IDAEA)
Industrial and TIC Engineering (EMIT-UPC)
MANN+HUMMEL GmbH
CARTIF Technology Centre
Autobuses Urbanos de Valladolid, S.A. (AUVASA)

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Abstract

Workers in bus workshops are exposed to elevated concentrations of fine (PM2.5,

Original language	English
Article number	113823
Journal	Building and Environment
Volume	287
ISSN	0360-1323
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113823
Publication status	Published - 2026

Keywords

Bus workshops
Occupational particle exposure
Indoor air quality
Particle emissions
air-filters
intervention
air cleaners
removal efficiency
recirculation

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10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113823

AeroSolfd: Fast track to cleaner, healthier urban Aerosols by market ready Solutions of retrofit Filtration Devices for tailpipe, brake systems and closed environments
Jensen, K. A. (Project Manager), Fonseca, A. S. (Project Manager), Brostrøm, A. (Project Participant), Saber, A. T. (Project Participant), Liguori, B. (Project Participant), Nøjgaard, J. N. K. (Project Participant), Liisberg, J. B. (Project Participant), Jensen, S. (Project Participant) & Vogel, U. B. (Project Participant)
01/05/2022 → 31/08/2025
Project: Research

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Fonseca, A. S., Liisberg, J. B., Nøjgaard, J. K., Pleva, F., Jensen, S. B., Agathokleous, S., Moreno, T., Kedwell-Simmering, K., Casado, C., Encinas, J. Á., Lehmann, M., & Jensen, K. A. (2026). Impact of air purifiers on occupational particle exposure in an enclosed bus workshop. Building and Environment, 287, Article 113823. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.buildenv.2025.113823

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Impact of air purifiers on occupational particle exposure in an enclosed bus workshop

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AeroSolfd: Fast track to cleaner, healthier urban Aerosols by market ready Solutions of retrofit Filtration Devices for tailpipe, brake systems and closed environments

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