A pilot study using scripted ventilation conditions to identify key factors affecting indoor pollutant concentration and air exchange rate in a residence

Journal of Exposure Analysis and Environmental Epidemiology

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 1-22

  Johnson, Ted ^a   Myers, Jeffrey ^b   Kelly, Thomas ^b   Wisbith, Anthony ^b   Ollison, Will ^c  

^a TRJ Environmental Inc   (United States)

^b BATTELLE MEMORIAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c AMERICAN PETROLEUM INSTITUTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Air exchange rate; Benzene; Carbon monoxide; Exposure assessment; Formaldehyde; Indoor outdoor factors; Microenvironment; Nitric oxides; Nitrogen oxides; Penetration factors; Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons

Indexed keywords

BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; FORMALDEHYDE; NITRIC OXIDE; NITROGEN OXIDE; POLYCYCLIC AROMATIC HYDROCARBON;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR POLLUTANT; AIRFLOW; AMBIENT AIR; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CONCENTRATION (PARAMETERS); CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL TEMPERATURE; FAMILY; FURNACE; GEOMETRY; HOME; HUMIDITY; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; LINEAR REGRESSION ANALYSIS; METEOROLOGICAL PHENOMENA; PILOT STUDY; ROOM TEMPERATURE; ROOM VENTILATION; STANDARD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; UNITED STATES;

AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; BENZENE; CARBON MONOXIDE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; FORMALDEHYDE; HOUSING; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MAXIMUM TOLERATED DOSE; NITROGEN OXIDES; PILOT PROJECTS; POLYCYCLIC HYDROCARBONS, AROMATIC; VEHICLE EMISSIONS; VENTILATION;

EID: 1442275809     PISSN: 10534245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jea.7500294     Document Type: Article

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