Modeling exposure close to air pollution sources in naturally ventilated residences: Association of turbulent diffusion coefficient with air change rate

Environmental Science and Technology

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 4016-4022

  Cheng, Kai Chung ^a   Acevedo Bolton, Viviana ^a   Jiang, Ruo Ting ^a   Klepeis, Neil E ^a   Ott, Wayne R ^a   Fringer, Oliver B ^a   Hildemann, Lynn M ^a  

^a Stanford University ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AIR CHANGE RATES; AIR MIXING; AVERAGE SPREAD; CLOSE PROXIMITY; EDDY DIFFUSIONS; INDOOR POLLUTION; LENGTH SCALE; LINEAR CORRELATION; NATURAL VENTILATION; POINT SOURCES; POLLUTION SOURCES; RADIAL DISTANCE; REAL-TIME MONITOR; REASONABLE ACCURACY; ROOM SIZE; TRACER GAS; TURBULENT DIFFUSION COEFFICIENTS;

AIR QUALITY; ATMOSPHERIC TURBULENCE; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; POLLUTION;

DIFFUSION;

ATMOSPHERIC POLLUTION; CARBON MONOXIDE; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; INDOOR AIR; MIXING; MONITORING SYSTEM; NUMERICAL MODEL; POLLUTANT SOURCE; POLLUTION EXPOSURE; RESIDENTIAL LOCATION; TRACER; TURBULENT DIFFUSION; VENTILATION;

AIR CONDITIONING; AIR QUALITY CONTROL; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; GAS FLOW; INDOOR AIR POLLUTION; MODEL;

AIR MOVEMENTS; AIR POLLUTION, INDOOR; CARBON MONOXIDE; DIFFUSION; ENVIRONMENTAL EXPOSURE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOUSING; MODELS, CHEMICAL; VENTILATION;

EID: 79955540778     PISSN: 0013936X     EISSN: 15205851     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/es103080p     Document Type: Article

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