Survey of nitrogen dioxide, carbon monoxide and ventilation in residences of patients with Ischemic heart disease

Conference · Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 EST 1985 · Proc., Annu. Meet., Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States)

OSTI ID:5622471

Colome, S D; Lambert, W E; Castenada, N

This research is designed to characterize indoor exposure and address factors influencing indoor exposure to carbon monoxide for a high risk population. Background exposure to carbon monoxide is relatively high in many urban areas due primarily to the high density of automobiles. Added to this ambient background is carbon monoxide produced by incomplete combustion of fossil fuels inside residential or other structures. These sources of carbon monoxide can include gas stoves, water and space heaters, improper use of portable kerosene heaters, gas dryers and cigarettes. The group considered most sensitive to carbon monoxide and at the greatest risk of serious health effects are persons with ischemic heart disease. Therefore, a field investigation was conducted of the indoor concentrations, and factors affecting those concentrations, in a sample of 50 persons with ischemic heart disease. Such a survey is the most direct and efficient method for determining if the combination of source, ventilation, and behavioral factors is sufficient to produce problematic concentrations of carbon monoxide inside residences of high risk persons.

• Research Organization: Univ. of California, Irvine, CA
• OSTI ID: 5622471
• Report Number(s): CONF-850612-
• Journal Information: Proc., Annu. Meet., Air Pollut. Control Assoc.; (United States), Vol. 3; Conference: Air Pollution Control Association annual meeting and exhibition, Detroit, MI, USA, 16 Jun 1985
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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54 ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCES
63 RADIATION, THERMAL, AND OTHER ENVIRON. POLLUTANT EFFECTS ON LIVING ORGS. AND BIOL. MAT.
CARBON MONOXIDE
AIR POLLUTION MONITORING
ECOLOGICAL CONCENTRATION
HEALTH HAZARDS
NITROGEN DIOXIDE
RESIDENTIAL BUILDINGS
AIR QUALITY
VENTILATION
AUTOMOBILES
CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES
COMBUSTION
COMPARATIVE EVALUATIONS
ENVIRONMENT
EXHAUST GASES
FOSSIL FUELS
HUMAN FACTORS
HUMAN POPULATIONS
INDOOR AIR POLLUTION
PUBLIC HEALTH
RISK ASSESSMENT
SAMPLING
URBAN AREAS
AIR POLLUTION
BUILDINGS
CARBON COMPOUNDS
CARBON OXIDES
CHALCOGENIDES
CHEMICAL REACTIONS
DISEASES
ENERGY SOURCES
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
FLUIDS
FUELS
GASEOUS WASTES
GASES
HAZARDS
NITROGEN COMPOUNDS
NITROGEN OXIDES
OXIDATION
OXIDES
OXYGEN COMPOUNDS
POLLUTION
POPULATIONS
THERMOCHEMICAL PROCESSES
VEHICLES
WASTES
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