Methodology of environmental hazards monitoring in the aspect of air pollutions in sports facilities

Abstract

An overview of the existing literature on the quality of air pollution proves that the majority of research in this field, both in Poland and in the world, concerning particulate matter in atmospheric air, at workstations and less in residential buildings. Due to the above, the methodology in this area is widely available. The problem of particulate matter in sports facilities is decisively different and research conducted in this regards has been so far the subject of only a few publications. Therefore, there are no recommendations about the parameters which should be examined in sports facilities. This is a serious problem because the physical effort increases the frequency and depth of breath, making the PM particles reach more and deeper parts of the human respiratory tracts. Due to the lack of research in this area, this article presents review of methods for monitoring the physicochemical properties of air that are crucial for the health of sports facilities users.