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Indoor Air Quality in 300 Homes in Kingston/Harriman, Tennessee
Supplemental indoor air quality measurements were conducted in the Kingston/Harriman area for radon, formaldehyde, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and airborne micoorganisms. Eight groups of houses were chosen based on the presence or absence of the following sources: cigarette smoking, woodstoves, and kerosene heaters. Core measurements were made for a two - week period in each house during the winter season again during the summer season. In addition, both vapor phase and particulate phase polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons were monitored. Viable airborne bacteria and fungi were also sampled in a large subset of houses. Detailed energy use/weatherization surveys were conducted in 120 homes by utility trained auditors. Preliminary results indicate that mean winter radon levels were 2.4 pCi/L and mean summer radon levels were 1.3 pCi/L (excluding basement measurements). Mean formaldehyde levels were 0. 0444 ppm in winter and 0.065 ppm in summer. Polynuclear aromatic compounds were higher in homes with smokers, with levels positively related to the reported consumption of cigarettes. Higher levels of airborne bacteria and fungi were found indoors than outdoors, with approximately 50/percent/ of the homes exhibiting concentrations greater than 1000 CFU/m(sup 3). 51 figs., 81 tabs. (ERA citation 13:048860)
Indoor Air Quality in 300 Homes in Kingston/Harriman, Tennessee
Supplemental indoor air quality measurements were conducted in the Kingston/Harriman area for radon, formaldehyde, polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons, and airborne micoorganisms. Eight groups of houses were chosen based on the presence or absence of the following sources: cigarette smoking, woodstoves, and kerosene heaters. Core measurements were made for a two - week period in each house during the winter season again during the summer season. In addition, both vapor phase and particulate phase polynuclear aromatic hydrocarbons were monitored. Viable airborne bacteria and fungi were also sampled in a large subset of houses. Detailed energy use/weatherization surveys were conducted in 120 homes by utility trained auditors. Preliminary results indicate that mean winter radon levels were 2.4 pCi/L and mean summer radon levels were 1.3 pCi/L (excluding basement measurements). Mean formaldehyde levels were 0. 0444 ppm in winter and 0.065 ppm in summer. Polynuclear aromatic compounds were higher in homes with smokers, with levels positively related to the reported consumption of cigarettes. Higher levels of airborne bacteria and fungi were found indoors than outdoors, with approximately 50/percent/ of the homes exhibiting concentrations greater than 1000 CFU/m(sup 3). 51 figs., 81 tabs. (ERA citation 13:048860)
Indoor Air Quality in 300 Homes in Kingston/Harriman, Tennessee
A. R. Hawthorne (author) / T. E. Aldrich (author) / T. Vo-Dinh (author) / M. Uziel (author) / M. A. Cohen (author)
1988
275 pages
Report
No indication
English
Air Pollution & Control , Architectural Design & Environmental Engineering , Radiation Pollution & Control , Formaldehyde , Indoor Air Pollution , Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons , Radon 222 , Air Quality , Ecological Concentration , Evaluation , Microorganisms , Radioecological Concentration , Response Modifying Factors , Sampling , Tennessee , Houses , ERDA/320107 , Air pollution
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