PERSONAL EXPOSURE TO NITROGEN-DIOXIDE - RELATIONSHIP TO INDOOR OUTDOOR AIR-QUALITY AND ACTIVITY PATTERNS
PERSONAL EXPOSURE TO NITROGEN-DIOXIDE - RELATIONSHIP TO INDOOR OUTDOOR AIR-QUALITY AND ACTIVITY PATTERNS
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DOI:
10.1021/es00150a003
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发表时间:
1986-08-01
影响因子:
11.4
通讯作者:
DUFFY, CP
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作者:
QUACKENBOSS, JJ;SPENGLER, JD;DUFFY, CP
Personal NO2 exposures and indoor and outdoor concentrations were measured for nearly 350 individuals in the Portage, WI [USA], area. Concentrations in homes with gas stoves averaged 18 .mu.g/m3 higher in the summer (median indoor/outdoor ratio 2.4) and 36 .mu.g/m3 (median indoor/outdoor ratio 3.2) higher in the winter than outdoor levels. Personal exposures were closely related to indoor averages for households with gas stoves (r = 0.85 summer, r = 0.87 winter) and with electric stoves (r = 0.68 summer, r = 0.61 winter); more than 65% of the average day was spent at home while about 15% was spent outdoors in summer and less than 5% in winter. The association between personal exposure and outdoor levels of NO2 was weakest during the winter for both gas (r = 0.20) and electric (r = 0.28) stove groups. The measures of exposure and time allocation indicate that there is a wide range of variability in personal exposures to NO2 that may not be adequately accounted for by simple stratifications based on cooking fuel type.