Impacts of Household Coal Combustion on Indoor Ultrafine Particles-A Preliminary Case Study and Implication on Exposure Reduction.
Int J Environ Res Public Health
; 19(9)2022 04 24.
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ABSTRACT
Ultrafine particles (UFPs) significantly affect human health and climate. UFPs can be produced largely from the incomplete burning of solid fuels in stoves; however, indoor UFPs are less studied compared to outdoor UFPs, especially in coal-combustion homes. In this study, indoor and outdoor UFP concentrations were measured simultaneously by using a portable instrument, and internal and outdoor source contributions to indoor UFPs were estimated using a statistical approach based on highly temporally resolved data. The total concentrations of indoor UFPs in a rural household with the presence of coal burning were as high as 1.64 × 105 (1.32 × 105-2.09 × 105 as interquartile range) #/cm3, which was nearly one order of magnitude higher than that of outdoor UFPs. Indoor UFPs were unimodal, with the greatest abundance of particles in the size range of 31.6-100 nm. The indoor-to-outdoor ratio of UFPs in a rural household was about 6.4 (2.7-16.0), while it was 0.89 (0.88-0.91) in a home without strong internal sources. A dynamic process illustrated that the particle number concentration increased by ~5 times during the coal ignition period. Indoor coal combustion made up to over 80% of indoor UFPs, while in an urban home without coal combustion sources indoors, the outdoor sources may contribute to nearly 90% of indoor UFPs. A high number concentration and a greater number of finer particles in homes with the presence of coal combustion indicated serious health hazards associated with UFP exposure and the necessity for future controls on indoor UFPs.
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MEDLINE
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Poluição do Ar em Ambientes Fechados
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Poluentes Atmosféricos
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Humans
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En
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Int J Environ Res Public Health
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2022
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