Air quality in the home

Journal Article · Mon Mar 01 00:00:00 EST 1982 · EPRI J.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5560878

Whitaker, R

The average person breathes indoor air 75% or more of the day. Yet existing regulations are based solely on outdoor concentrations. Indoor levels of many contaminants are typically higher than outdoors, and common household items such as gas stoves, paint, cigarettes, bath towels, fireplaces, cleaning chemicals, even glued furniture joints and the walls themselves, can produce significant amounts of regulated substances. Efforts are now under way to create a total-exposure air-quality model that will improve epidemiologic studies of human health. 4 figures.

• OSTI ID: 5560878
• Journal Information: EPRI J.; (United States), Vol. 7:2
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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