Computer model for calculating individual exposure due to indoor-air-pollution sources. Report for May 1989-January 1990

Technical Report · Mon Jan 01 04:00:00 EST 1990

OSTI ID:6447968

Sparks, L E; Tucker, W G

The paper presents a model, EXPOSURE, for calculating individual exposure to indoor air pollutants from sources. The model calculates exposure due to individual, as opposed to population, activity patterns and source use. The model uses data on source emissions, room-to-room air flows, air exchange with the outdoors, and indoor sinks to predict concentration/time profiles for all rooms. The concentration/time profiles are then combined with individual activity patterns to estimate exposure. The agreement between predicted concentration/time profiles and experimental data is excellent.

• Research Organization: Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC (USA). Air and Energy Engineering Research Lab.
• OSTI ID: 6447968
• Report Number(s): PB-90-262858/XAB; EPA--600/D-90/102
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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