Journal article
Indoor aerosols: from personal exposure to risk assessment
Indoor air, v 23(6), pp 462-487
01 Dec 2013
PMID: 23574389
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Abstract
Motivated by growing considerations of the scale, severity, and risks associated with human exposure to indoor particulate matter, this work reviewed existing literature to: (i) identify state-of-the-art experimental techniques used for personal exposure assessment; (ii) compare exposure levels reported for domestic/school settings in different countries (excluding exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and particulate matter from biomass cooking in developing countries); (iii) assess the contribution of outdoor background vs indoor sources to personal exposure; and (iv) examine scientific understanding of the risks posed by personal exposure to indoor aerosols. Limited studies assessing integrated daily residential exposure to just one particle size fraction, ultrafine particles, show that the contribution of indoor sources ranged from 19% to 76%. This indicates a strong dependence on resident activities, source events and site specificity, and highlights the importance of indoor sources for total personal exposure. Further, it was assessed that 10-30% of the total burden of disease from particulate matter exposure was due to indoor-generated particles, signifying that indoor environments are likely to be a dominant environmental factor affecting human health. However, due to challenges associated with conducting epidemiological assessments, the role of indoor-generated particles has not been fully acknowledged, and improved exposure/risk assessment methods are still needed, together with a serious focus on exposure control.
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- Title
- Indoor aerosols: from personal exposure to risk assessment
- Creators
- L. Morawska - Queensland University of TechnologyA. Afshari - Aalborg UniversityG. N. Bae - Korea Institute of Science and TechnologyG. Buonanno - University of Cassino and Southern LazioC. Y. H. Chao - Hong Kong University of Science and TechnologyO. Hanninen - Finnish Institute for Health and WelfareW. Hofmann - University of SalzburgC. Isaxon - Lund UniversityE. R. Jayaratne - Queensland University of TechnologyP. Pasanen - University of Eastern FinlandT. Salthammer - Queensland University of TechnologyM. Waring - Drexel UniversityA. Wierzbicka - Lund University
- Publication Details
- Indoor air, v 23(6), pp 462-487
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Number of pages
- 26
- Grant note
- ISIAQ 1055584 / Directorate For Engineering; National Science Foundation (NSF); NSF - Directorate for Engineering (ENG)
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Language
- English
- Academic Unit
- Civil, Architectural, and Environmental Engineering
- Web of Science ID
- WOS:000326737600003
- Scopus ID
- 2-s2.0-84887142157
- Other Identifier
- 991019168310804721
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- Web of Science research areas
- Construction & Building Technology
- Engineering, Environmental
- Public, Environmental & Occupational Health