Date: Tuesday, 15 September 2026
Time: 10:00–11:00 AM (UTC+8)
Format: Hybrid
Participation: Online Attendee
Organisers: Health Working Group, Future Earth Taipei; Future Earth Taipei Hub; Center for Sustainability Science, Academia Sinica; and Chung Yuan Christian University
About the Event
The webinar Contribution of Microenvironments and Activity Patterns to Personal PM2.5 Exposure: A Case Study among Community Residents in Metro Manila, Philippines presented research findings on how daily activities and different microenvironments influence personal exposure to fine particulate matter (PM2.5) in urban settings.
The presentation drew on findings from a seven-day wearable sensor study conducted among community residents in Metro Manila, Philippines. It examined variations in personal PM2.5 exposure across different microenvironments, including residential areas, workplaces, dining spaces, and commuting environments. The findings identified pollution hotspots beyond transportation-related activities, highlighting the contribution of everyday environments to overall personal exposure.
I attended this webinar online to gain insights into personal air pollution exposure assessment, particularly the application of wearable sensor technologies and activity-based monitoring approaches in environmental health research.
The discussion emphasised the importance of personal exposure assessment in understanding real-world air pollution burdens and the limitations of relying solely on fixed-site air quality monitoring stations to estimate individual exposure. The findings demonstrated how integrating microenvironmental characteristics and individual activity patterns can provide a more comprehensive understanding of exposure variability in complex urban environments.
The webinar also highlighted the relevance of these approaches for environmental epidemiology, exposure science, and the development of targeted interventions to reduce air pollution exposure and support healthier, more sustainable urban environments.
Speaker
Dr. Maria Obiminda L. Cambaliza
Professor, Department of Physics
Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines
Moderator
Dr. Yu-Chun Wang (王玉純)
Professor, Department of Environmental Engineering
Chung Yuan Christian University, Taiwan
Key Themes
- Personal PM2.5 exposure assessment and environmental health.
- Microenvironmental contributions to air pollution exposure.
- Daily activity patterns and individual exposure variability.
- Wearable sensor technologies and personal exposure monitoring.
- Limitations of fixed-site air quality monitoring.
- Environmental epidemiology and exposure science.
- Urban air quality management and sustainable development.