Traffic-related air pollutants (TRAPs) emitted from vehicle tailpipes disperse into nearby microenvironments, posing potential exposure risks. Thus, accurately identifying the emission hotspots of TRAPs is essential for assessing potential exposure risks. We investigated the relationship between turbulent kinetic energy () and pollutant dispersion () through an integrated field measurement.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFFungi have always posed an unquestionable threat to heritage collections worldwide. Now, in a future of climate change, biological risk factors may have to be considered even more than before. Models and simulations to assess possible impacts a changing outdoor climate will have on indoor environments and, in turn, on biodeterioration are still underdeveloped and require a more substantial data basis.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe skin beetle is regularly found beyond North America where it originated. The larvae cause considerable concern in museums, as they damage hides or furs in addition to being a special source of damage to collections of dried plants in herbaria or collections of insects and other zoological specimens. arrived in Europe in the mid-20th century and was associated mostly with stored food products, but over time, it has become recognised as a museum pest.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn late summer of 2023 bed bug () infestations received much media attention especially from Paris Fashion Week (2023-09-25/2023-10-03). Concern in France has grown in recent years and the public may have been sensitised from the recent release of the report from the Agence Nationale de Sécurité Sanitaire. Additionally, families returning from summer travel for the start of the school year (2023-09-04) may have brought spp.
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