Characterization of fine particulate matter in Ohio: Indoor, outdoor, and personal exposures
- School of Public Health, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI (United States)
- Air Quality Center, Department of Chemical Engineering, Ohio University, 177 Stocker Center, Athens, OH 45701 (United States)
- Department of Environmental Engineering, Texas A and M University, Kingsville, TX (United States)
Ambient, indoor, and personal PM{sub 2.5} concentrations were assessed based on an exhaustive study of PM{sub 2.5} performed in Ohio from 1999 to 2000. Locations in Columbus, one in an urban corridor and the other in a suburban area were involved. A third rural location in Athens, Ohio, was also established. At all three locations, elementary schools were utilized to determine outdoor, indoor, and personal PM{sub 2.5} concentrations for fourth and fifth grade students using filter-based measurements. Three groups of 30 students each were used for personal sampling at each school. Continuous ambient PM{sub 2.5} mass concentrations were also measured with tapered element oscillating microbalances (TEOMs). At all three sites, personal and indoor PM{sub 2.5} concentrations exceeded outdoor levels. This trend is consistent on all week days and most evident in the spring as compared to fall and winter. The ambient PM{sub 2.5} concentrations were similar among the three sites, suggesting the existence of a common regional source influence. At all the three sites, larger variations were found in personal and indoor PM{sub 2.5} than ambient levels. The strongest correlations were found between indoor and personal concentrations, indicating that personal PM{sub 2.5} exposures were significantly affected by indoor PM{sub 2.5} than by ambient PM{sub 2.5}. This was further confirmed by the indoor to outdoor (I/O) ratios of PM{sub 2.5} concentrations, which were greater when school was in session than non-school days when the students were absent.
- OSTI ID:
- 21077748
- Journal Information:
- Environmental Research, Vol. 106, Issue 1; Other Information: DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2007.06.008; PII: S0013-9351(07)00140-5; Copyright (c) 2007 Elsevier Science B.V., Amsterdam, The Netherlands, All rights reserved; Country of input: International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA); ISSN 0013-9351
- Country of Publication:
- United States
- Language:
- English
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