Factors influencing variability in the infiltration of PM2.5 mass and its components

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作者
MacNeill, M. [1 ]
Wallace, L.
Kearney, J. [1 ]
Allen, R. W. [2 ]
Van Ryswyk, K. [1 ]
Judek, S. [1 ]
Xu, X. [3 ]
Wheeler, A. [1 ]
机构
[1] Hlth Canada, Air Hlth Sci Div, Ottawa, ON K1A 0K9, Canada
[2] Simon Fraser Univ, Fac Hlth Sci, Burnaby, BC V5A 1S6, Canada
[3] Univ Windsor, Dept Civil & Environm Engn, Windsor, ON N9B 3P4, Canada
关键词
Infiltration factor (F-inf); Ambient personal exposure factor (F-pex); PM2.5; Ultrafine particles (UFPs); Black carbon (BC); Ambient; Non-ambient; Indoor air pollution; Windsor; Ontario; FINE PARTICULATE MATTER; AIR-POLLUTION; PERSONAL EXPOSURE; OUTDOOR CONCENTRATIONS; INDOOR AIR; PARTICLE CONCENTRATIONS; ULTRAFINE PARTICLES; VENTILATION SYSTEMS; COARSE PARTICLES; OCCUPIED HOUSE;
D O I
10.1016/j.atmosenv.2012.07.005
中图分类号
X [环境科学、安全科学];
学科分类号
08 ; 0830 ;
摘要
The infiltration of particles into homes can vary seasonally, between homes in a community and between communities. However, few studies have examined the day to day variability across multiple homes. We used continuous data collected from a 2-year (2005-2006) personal exposure study conducted in Windsor, ON to estimate daily infiltration factors (F-inf) for fine particulate matter (PM2.5), Black Carbon (BC), and ultrafine particles (UFP) as well as the ambient personal exposure factor (F-pex) for PM2.5. In addition, the daily ambient and non-ambient generated components of indoor and personal concentrations were estimated. Median daily F-inf estimates ranged from 0.26 to 0.36 across seasons for PM2.5: from 028 to 0.59 for BC; and from 0.15 to 0.26 for UFP. Median daily F-pex estimates ranged from 0.24 to 0.31 across seasons. Daily PM2.5 and UFP F-inf and F-pex estimates were higher in summer than winter, although BC showed the opposite trend. Predictors of daily infiltration were typically related to window-opening behaviours, air conditioning, meteorological variables, and home age. In addition, use of electrostatic precipitators and stand alone air cleaners was associated with significantly reduced infiltration factors, indicating that these devices may provide a cost effective mechanism of reducing human exposures to particles of ambient origin. The majority of indoor PM2.5 (median 57-73%) and indoor BC (median 90-100%) was of ambient origin across seasons, while both personal PM2.5 and indoor UFPs had significant non-ambient contributions (median 60-65%). Factors that were found to increase non-ambient particle concentrations were typically related to cooking, candle use, supplemental heating, cleaning, and number of people in the home. Factors that were found to decrease non-ambient particle concentrations were open windows, and air cleaner use. This work has several implications to both epidemiologic studies and risk management. A better understanding of the factors influencing F-inf and F-pex can improve exposure assessment and contribute to reduced exposure misclassification in epidemiologic studies. Furthermore, by increasing our knowledge of non-ambient and ambient exposures, risk associated with PM exposure can be managed more effectively. Crown Copyright (C) 2012 Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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