Personal exposure to respirable particulates and sulfates

Journal Article · Sun Feb 01 04:00:00 EST 1981 · J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

DOI:https://doi.org/10.1080/00022470.1981.10465205· OSTI ID:6499886

Dockery, D W; Spengler, J D

As part of a long-term epidemiologic study of the respiratory effects of air pollution, a monitoring program to measure personal exposure to respirable particulates and sulfates was conducted. The personal exposure of 37 volunteers to these substances was measured and compared with simultaneous measurements of outdoor ambient concentrations and concentrations in the homes of the participants. Results indicated that mean personal exposure was directly related to mean outdoor concentrations of particulates and sulfates. A time-weighted indoor/outdoor model to estimate personal exposure to respirable sulfates and particulates is described. (4 graphs, 1 photo, 25 references, 5 tables)

• Research Organization: Harvard School of Public Health
• OSTI ID: 6499886
• Journal Information: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States), Journal Name: J. Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States) Vol. 31:2; ISSN JPCAA
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
AEROSOLS
AIR POLLUTION
ANIMALS
CHRONIC EXPOSURE
COLLOIDS
DISEASES
DISPERSIONS
EPIDEMIOLOGY
HAZARDS
HEALTH HAZARDS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
MAMMALS
MAN
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
PARTICLES
POLLUTION
PRIMATES
RESPIRATORY SYSTEM DISEASES
SOLS
SULFATES
SULFUR COMPOUNDS
VERTEBRATES