Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons and their derivatives in indoor and outdoor air in an eight-home study

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1991

OSTI ID:5272127

Chuang, J C; Mack, G A; Kuhlman, M R; Wilson, N K

A pilot field study was performed in Columbus, Ohio during the winter of 1986-1987. The objectives were to determine the feasibility of the use of a newly developed quiet sampler in indoor air sampling for particles and semivolatile organic compounds (SVOCs), and to estimate the range of concentrations of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAH), PAH derivatives, and nicotine in air in selected residences. Eight homes were chosen for sampling on the basis of these characteristics: electric/gas heat, electric/gas cookstove, and absence/presence of environmental tobaccos smoke (ETS). Fifteen PAH, five nitro-PAH, five oxygenated PAH, and three nitrogen heterocyclic compounds were determined. The sampler performed well and met all design expectations.

• Research Organization: Battelle, Columbus, OH (United States)
• OSTI ID: 5272127
• Report Number(s): PB-92-166701/XAB; CNN: EPA-68-02-4127
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
540120* -- Environment
Atmospheric-- Chemicals Monitoring & Transport-- (1990-)
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
AIR SAMPLERS
ALKALOIDS
AMINES
AROMATICS
AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM AGENTS
AZINES
AZOLES
BUILDINGS
DESIGN
DEVELOPED COUNTRIES
DRUGS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
ENERGY SOURCES
EQUIPMENT
FEASIBILITY STUDIES
FIELD TESTS
FLUIDS
FOSSIL FUELS
FUEL GAS
FUELS
GAS FUELS
GASES
HETEROCYCLIC COMPOUNDS
HYDROCARBONS
MONITORING
NATURAL GAS
NICOTINE
NORTH AMERICA
OHIO
ORGANIC COMPOUNDS
ORGANIC NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
PARASYMPATHOLYTICS
PARASYMPATHOMIMETICS
POLLUTION
POLLUTION SOURCES
POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBONS
PYRIDINES
PYRROLES
PYRROLIDINES
RELIABILITY
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
SAMPLERS
TESTING
TOBACCO
USA