Title
Urban greenspace and the indoor environment: Pathways to health via indoor particulate matter, noise, and road noise annoyance
Author
Mueller, W.
Steinle, S.
Pärkkä, J.
Parmes, E.
Liedes, H.
Kuijpers, E.
Pronk, A.
Sarigiannis, D.
Karakitsios, S.
Chapizanis, D.
Maggos, T.
Stamatelopoulou, A.
Wilkinson, P.
Milner, J.
Vardoulakis, S.
Loh, M.
Publication year
2020
Abstract
Background/Aim: The exposome includes urban greenspace, which may affect health via a complex set of pathways, including reducing exposure to particulate matter (PM) and noise. We assessed these pathways using indoor exposure monitoring data from the HEALS study in four European urban areas (Edinburgh, UK; Utrecht, Netherlands; Athens and Thessaloniki, Greece). Methods: We quantified three metrics of residential greenspace at 50 m and 100 m buffers: Normalised Difference Vegetation Index (NDVI), annual tree cover density, and surrounding green land use. NDVI values were generated for both summer and the season during which the monitoring took place. Indoor PM2.5 and noise levels were measured by Dylos and Netatmo sensors, respectively, and subjective noise annoyance was collected by questionnaire on an 11-point scale. We used random-effects generalised least squares regression models to assess associations between greenspace and indoor PM2.5 and noise, and an ordinal logistic regression to model the relationship between greenspace and road noise annoyance. Results: We identified a significant inverse relationship between summer NDVI and indoor PM2.5 (−1.27 μg/m3 per 0.1 unit increase [95% CI -2.38 to −0.15]) using a 100 m residential buffer. Reduced (i.e.,
Subject
Greenspace
Particulate matter
Noise annoyance
Air pollution
Exposome
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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2019.108850
TNO identifier
869838
ISSN
0013-9351
Source
Environmental Research, 180 (180)
Document type
article