Indoor air quality environmental information handbook: combustion sources

Technical Report · Tue Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1985

DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/6011403· OSTI ID:6011403

This environmental information handbook was prepared to assist both the non-technical reader (i.e., homeowner) and technical persons, such as researchers, policy analysts, and builders/designers, understand the current state of knowledge regarding combustion sources of indoor air pollution. Quantitative and descriptive data addressing the emissions, indoor concentrations, factors influencing indoor concentrations, and health effects of combustion-generated pollutants are provided. In addition, a review of models, controls, and standards applicable to indoor air pollution combustion sources is presented. The emphasis is on the residential environment. The data presented here has been compiled from government and privately-funded research results, conference proceedings, technical journals, and recent publications. It is intended to provide the technical reader with a comprehensive overview and reference source on the major indoor air quality aspects relating to indoor combustion activities, including tobacco smoking. In addition, analysis has been performed to estimate potential concentration levels in residential settings. This information can be used by homeowners/consumers to evaluate the trade-offs involved in potential mitigating measures and to make better decisions regarding combustion sources of indoor pollution within their homes. 63 figures, 54 tables.

• Research Organization: Mueller Associates, Inc., Baltimore, MD (USA); SYSCON Corp., Washington, DC (USA); Brookhaven National Lab., Upton, NY (USA)
• DOE Contract Number: AC02-76CH00016; AC01-81EV10450
• OSTI ID: 6011403
• Report Number(s): DOE/EV/10450-1; ON: DE85006589
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
AEROSOLS
AIR FLOW
AIR INFILTRATION
AIR POLLUTION
AIR POLLUTION CONTROL
APPLIANCES
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON MONOXIDE
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
COLLOIDS
CONTROL
DATA
DISPERSIONS
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
EXPERIMENTAL DATA
FLUID FLOW
GAS APPLIANCES
GAS FLOW
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
INFORMATION
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
NUMERICAL DATA
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
PARTICULATES
POLLUTION
POLLUTION CONTROL
POLLUTION SOURCES
RESIDUES
SMOKES
SOLS
TOBACCO SMOKES
VENTILATION
WOOD BURNING APPLIANCES