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dc.date.accessioned | 2022-03-16T13:21:32Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2022-03-16T13:21:32Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Caruana, M. (2014). A study on indoor air quality in Maltese churches (Bachelor's dissertation). | en_GB |
dc.identifier.uri | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/91555 | - |
dc.description | B.SC.(HONS)MATHS&PHYSICS | en_GB |
dc.description.abstract | As part of its cultural heritage, Malta can boast a significant number of churches some of which dating back to medieval times and contain invaluable religious works of art. These religious places are still actively used for the purpose of church service, or mass as it is commonly referred to. Such activities can involve a large number of persons who are grouped in a confined environment. Considering the number of individuals, the amount of heat, water vapour and carbon dioxide generated by the bodies can significantly impact the indoor air quality inside the church. This raises questions as to the ability of natural ventilation to cope with the required exchange in air to keep a healthy environment. Even though this situation has persisted for a very long time, extensive literature review has not reviled any report on the matter. For this reason, this project is meant to measure and analyse basic air quality parameters inside churches especially during the church service. The measurements included the temperature, relative humidity and carbon dioxide concentrations. The information was used to assess the thermal comfort of the people in the church and the infiltration rates. The outcome was used to determine if the rate of usage of the church is adequate and if the number of participants in the church service is sustainable. The results was also used to determine if such a massive presence of persons in the church can impact negatively the religious works of art present, such as paintings. | en_GB |
dc.language.iso | en | en_GB |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess | en_GB |
dc.subject | Church buildings -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Indoor air quality -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Air -- Pollution -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Humidity -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Carbon dioxide -- Malta | en_GB |
dc.subject | Parish Church of St. Catherine of Alexandria (Żejtun, Malta) | en_GB |
dc.subject | Ċentru Pastorali Dar San Martin (Żejtun, Malta) | en_GB |
dc.title | A study on indoor air quality in Maltese churches | en_GB |
dc.type | bachelorThesis | en_GB |
dc.rights.holder | The copyright of this work belongs to the author(s)/publisher. The rights of this work are as defined by the appropriate Copyright Legislation or as modified by any successive legislation. Users may access this work and can make use of the information contained in accordance with the Copyright Legislation provided that the author must be properly acknowledged. Further distribution or reproduction in any format is prohibited without the prior permission of the copyright holder. | en_GB |
dc.publisher.institution | University of Malta | en_GB |
dc.publisher.department | Faculty of Science. Department of Physics | en_GB |
dc.description.reviewed | N/A | en_GB |
dc.contributor.creator | Caruana, Matheu (2014) | - |
Appears in Collections: | Dissertations - FacSci - 1965-2014 Dissertations - FacSciPhy - 1967-2017 |
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