TY - JOUR
T1 - Indoor-outdoor air pollution, allergen and meteorological monitoring in an arid southwest area
AU - Lebowitz, Michael D.
AU - Corman, G.
AU - O’Rourke, M. K.
AU - Holberg, C. J.
N1 - Funding Information:
Although the research described in this article has been funded wholly or in part by the U.S. Envrionmental Protection Agency through grant #R805318 to Michael D. Lebowitz, Ph.D., it has not been subjected to the Agency's required peer and policy review and therefore does not necessarily reflect the views of the Agency, and no official endorsement should be inferred.
PY - 1984/10
Y1 - 1984/10
N2 - Sources and concentrations of indoor air pollutants and aeroallergens were evaluated in the arid Southwest community of Tucson, Arizona. One major purpose was to appraise the interaction of indoor and outdoor human exposures. A rough time budget study showed that 74% of adults spent 75% or more of their time in some indoor environment. Outdoor and indoor concentrations of TSP, RSP, CO, O3 and aeroallergens were measured for 41 detached dwellings. Small area and basin monitoring occurred for TSP, CO, NO2, O3 and aeroallergens; ambient TSP frequently exceeds NAAQS and both CO and O3 do occasionally. Indoor TSP and RSP were lower than outdoors and were of a different composition. Outdoor infiltration falls rapidly for particles and pollen, related to distance Indoors. CO was low and O3 was very low indoors. TSP and RSP correlated significantly with tobacco smoking and CO correlated with gas stove usage. Temperature varied minimally indoors and relative humidity indoors was similar to outdoor readings In this climate. It was concluded that better particle characterization and better estimates of total exposure are required.
AB - Sources and concentrations of indoor air pollutants and aeroallergens were evaluated in the arid Southwest community of Tucson, Arizona. One major purpose was to appraise the interaction of indoor and outdoor human exposures. A rough time budget study showed that 74% of adults spent 75% or more of their time in some indoor environment. Outdoor and indoor concentrations of TSP, RSP, CO, O3 and aeroallergens were measured for 41 detached dwellings. Small area and basin monitoring occurred for TSP, CO, NO2, O3 and aeroallergens; ambient TSP frequently exceeds NAAQS and both CO and O3 do occasionally. Indoor TSP and RSP were lower than outdoors and were of a different composition. Outdoor infiltration falls rapidly for particles and pollen, related to distance Indoors. CO was low and O3 was very low indoors. TSP and RSP correlated significantly with tobacco smoking and CO correlated with gas stove usage. Temperature varied minimally indoors and relative humidity indoors was similar to outdoor readings In this climate. It was concluded that better particle characterization and better estimates of total exposure are required.
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U2 - 10.1080/00022470.1984.10465851
DO - 10.1080/00022470.1984.10465851
M3 - Article
C2 - 6491056
AN - SCOPUS:0021507608
SN - 0002-2470
VL - 34
SP - 1035
EP - 1038
JO - Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association
JF - Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association
IS - 10
ER -