I became interested in the field of Indoor air quality during a collaborative project in my PhD where we studied the fugitive emissions of nitrous oxide in the indoor environments of hospitals.
I am currently working as a postdoctoral researcher on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) at the Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories (WACL) in The University of York on a NERC funded project Ingenious: UnderstandING the sourcEs, traNsformations and fates of IndOor air pollUtantS.
I am currently working as a postdoctoral researcher on Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) at the Wolfson Atmospheric Chemistry Laboratories (WACL) in The University of York on a NERC funded project Ingenious: UnderstandING the sourcEs, traNsformations and fates of IndOor air pollUtantS.
INGENIOUS: UnderstandING the sourcEs, traNsformations and fates of IndOor air pollUtantS
In this project I am conducting the experimental studies for characterising the composition of gaseous and particulate organic emissions from various indoor sources such as cooking and cleaning.
1. Fugitive emissions of Nitrous Oxide in the indoor environments of hospitals
Nitrous oxide (N2O) is used commonly used as a carrier gas and analgesic-anesthetic agent for providing anesthesia during surgery in the hospitals. However, the fugitive emissions of N2O in the indoor environments of hospital surgery and recovery rooms can pose health concerns to the hospital staff who are exposed chronically to this gas during their occupational hours.
In this work, we collected the whole air samples from the busy hospital operation theaters and recovery rooms and quantified the N2O exposure compared to the ambient outdoor environment.
The results have been published in the peer-reviewed journal Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (IJOEM):
Quantitative assessment of nitrous oxide levels in room air of operation theaters and recovery area: An observational study.
In this work, we collected the whole air samples from the busy hospital operation theaters and recovery rooms and quantified the N2O exposure compared to the ambient outdoor environment.
The results have been published in the peer-reviewed journal Indian Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine (IJOEM):
Quantitative assessment of nitrous oxide levels in room air of operation theaters and recovery area: An observational study.