Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) model for windows, risk (version 1.0) (for microcomputers). Model-Simulation
A computer model, called RISK, for calculating individual exposure to indoor air pollutants from sources is presented. The model is designed to calculate exposure due to individual, as opposed to population, activities patterns and source use. The model also provides the capability to calculate risk due to the calculated exposure. RISK is the third in a series of indoor air quality (IAQ) models developed by the Indoor Environment Management Branch of U.S. EPA`s National Risk Management Research Laboratory. The model uses data on source emissions, room-to-room air flows, air exchange with the outdoors, and indoor sinks to predict concentration-time profiles for all rooms. The concentration-time profiles are then combined with individual activity patterns to estimate exposure. Risk is calculated using a risk calculation using a risk calculation framework developed by Naugle and Pierson (1991). The model allows analysis of the effects of air cleaners located in either/or both the central air circulating system or individual rooms on IAQ and exposure. The model allows simulation of a wide range of sources including long term steady state sources, on/off sources, and decaying sources. Several sources are allowed in each room. The model allows the analysis of the effects of sinks and sink re-emissions on IAQ. The results of test house experiments are compared with model predictions. The agreement between predicted concentration-time profiles and the test house data is good.
- Research Organization:
- Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (United States). Air Prevention and Control Div.
- OSTI ID:
- 377361
- Report Number(s):
- PB-96-501929/XAB; TRN: 62613684
- Resource Relation:
- Other Information: DN: Windows 3.1 or greater operating system, 4MB. Language: Visual Basic.; PBD: Jul 1995
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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