Comparison of Personal, Indoor, and Outdoor Exposures to Hazardous Air Pollutants in Three Urban Communities

• Published in: Environmental science & technology Vol. 38; no. 2; pp. 423 - 430
• Main Authors: Sexton, Ken, Adgate, John L, Ramachandran, Gurumurthy, Pratt, Gregory C, Mongin, Steven J, Stock, Thomas H, Morandi, Maria T
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Washington, DC American Chemical Society 15.01.2004
• Subjects: Air monitoring; Air Pollutants - analysis; Air pollution; Air Pollution, Indoor - analysis; Air. Soil. Water. Waste. Feeding; Applied sciences; Atmospheric pollution; Biological and medical sciences; Carbon; Cities; Comparative studies; Correlation; Environment. Living conditions; Exact sciences and technology; Exposure; Hazardous air pollutants; Humans; Indoor pollution and occupational exposure; Medical sciences; Metropolitan areas; Monitoring; Organic Chemicals - analysis; Organic compounds; Pollutants; Pollution; Pollution sources. Measurement results; Public health. Hygiene; Public health. Hygiene-occupational medicine; Reproducibility of Results; Risk Assessment; Samplers; Samples (statistical); Seasons; Urban areas; Urban Population; Vapors; VOCs; Volatile organic compounds; Volatilization; Minnesota; United States; North America; America; USA, Minnesota; USA, Minnesota, Minneapolis; Volatile organic compound; Exposure; Urban area; Housing; Concentration measurement; Spatial distribution; Health and environment; Seasonal variation; Statistical model; Indoor pollution; Air pollution; Dosimetry; Comparative study; Public health
• ISSN: 0013-936X; 1520-5851
• DOI: 10.1021/es030319u

Two-day average concentrations of 15 individual volatile organic compounds (VOCs) were measured concurrently in (a) ambient air in three urban neighborhoods, (b) air inside residences of participants, and (c) personal air near the breathing zone of 71 healthy, nonsmoking adults. The outdoor (O), ind...