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Title: Development and assessment of a physics-based simulation model to investigate residential PM2.5 infiltration across the US housing stock

Journal Article · · Building and Environment
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  1. Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States)
  2. Aclima Inc., San Francisco, CA (United States)
  3. Stanford University, CA (United States); San Diego State University, CA (United States)
  4. US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)

The Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory Population Impact Assessment Modeling Framework (PIAMF) was expanded here to enable determination of indoor PM2.5 concentrations and exposures in a set of 50,000 homes representing the US housing stock. A mass-balance model is used to calculate time-dependent pollutant concentrations within each home. The model includes size- and species-dependent removal mechanisms. The particle model was applied to the housing samples of the Relationship of Indoor, Outdoor, and Personal Air (RIOPA) and The Detroit Exposure and Aerosol Research Study (DEARS) studies to compare model- and measurement-based estimates of indoor PM2.5 of outdoor origin. Model-derived distributions of infiltration factors (ratio of indoor PM2.5 of outdoor origin to outdoor PM2.5) are compared to measurement-based distributions obtained in studies conducted in 11 US cities.

Research Organization:
Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory (LBNL), Berkeley, CA (United States); US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Research Triangle Park, NC (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USEPA; USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Energy Efficiency Office. Building Technologies Office
Grant/Contract Number:
AC02-05CH11231; I–PHI-01070; DW-89-9232201-7
OSTI ID:
1506246
Alternate ID(s):
OSTI ID: 1252818
Journal Information:
Building and Environment, Vol. 94, Issue P1; ISSN 0360-1323
Publisher:
ElsevierCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English
Citation Metrics:
Cited by: 13 works
Citation information provided by
Web of Science

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