Indoor air quality in Latino homes in Boulder, Colorado

Escobedo, Luis E.; Champion, Wyatt M.; Li, Ning; Montoya, Lupita D.

doi:10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.03.043

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“…Other detailed information about the selected studies is presented in Table S3 in the SM. In residential settings, the reported average concentrations of endotoxin in indoor air varied between 0.04 and 1610 EU/m 3 (Park et al, 2000(Park et al, , 2001bvon Mutius et al, 2000;Bouillard et al, 2006;Chew et al, 2006;Dales et al, 2006;Horick et al, 2006;Rao et al, 2007;Dassonville et al, 2008;Noss et al, 2008;Riggs et al, 2008;Chen and Hildemann, 2009;Reponen et al, 2010;Semple et al, 2010;Tager et al, 2010;Delfino et al, 2011;Mazique et al, 2011;Wheeler et al, 2011;Balasubramanian et al, 2012;Frankel et al, 2012a;Semple et al, 2012;Hansel et al, 2013;McNamara et al, 2013;Pavilonis et al, 2013;Adhikari et al, 2014;Bari et al, 2014;Escobedo et al, 2014;Bose et al, 2015;Barraza et al, 2016;Padhi et al, 2016). The lowest mean endotoxin concentration was reported in Maryland, USA, during summer season (Mazique et al, 2011) and the highest in Malawian maize crop residue-burning homes during cooking time (Semple et al, 2010).…”

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Endotoxin levels and contribution factors of endotoxins in resident, school, and office environments — A review

Salonen

Duchaine

Létourneau

et al. 2016

Atmospheric Environment

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Endotoxin levels and contribution factors of endotoxins in resident, school, and office environments — A review

Salonen

Duchaine

Létourneau

et al. 2016

Atmospheric Environment

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“…Similar results to our observation were ascertained in study [ 37 ], in which the mass concentrations of PM 2.5 were always below 30 μg/m 3 and ranged from 6 to 28 μg/m 3 . Escobedo et al (2014) [ 41 ] found that the houses using natural gas for cooking had average 24 h indoor concentration of 8.0 μg/m 3 for PM 2.5 . Households using electricity had corresponding value of 4.7 μg/m 3 .…”

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“…This study confirms that only the homes with an indoor cigarette-smoking event during the two weeks prior to the survey had the highest concentration of 28 μg/m 3 . The average indoor PM 2.5 concentration was determined to be 7.0 μg/m 3 [ 41 ]. A comprehensive study [ 42 ] confirms that indoor pollutants such as cigarette smoking and cooking are a major source of indoor PM 2.5 concentration and their impact is much greater than that infiltrated from outside.…”

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Investigation of Indoor Air Quality in Houses of Macedonia

Vilčeková

Apostoloski

Mečiarová

et al. 2017

IJERPH

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People who live in buildings are exposed to harmful effects of indoor air pollution for many years. Therefore, our research is aimed to investigate the indoor air quality in family houses. The measurements of indoor air temperature, relative humidity, total volatile organic compounds (TVOC), particulate matters (PM) and sound pressure level were carried out in 25 houses in several cities of the Republic of Macedonia. Mean values of indoor air temperature and relative humidity ranged from 18.9 °C to 25.6 °C and from 34.1% to 68.0%, respectively. With regard to TVOC, it can be stated that excessive occurrence was recorded. Mean values ranged from 50 μg/m3 to 2610 μg/m3. Recommended value (200 μg/m3) for human exposure to TVOC was exceeded in 32% of houses. Mean concentrations of PM2.5 (particular matter with diameter less than 2.5 µm) and PM10 (diameter less than 10 µm) are determined to be from 16.80 µg/m3 to 30.70 µg/m3 and from 38.30 µg/m3 to 74.60 µg/m3 individually. Mean values of sound pressure level ranged from 29.8 dB(A) to 50.6 dB(A). Dependence between characteristics of buildings (Year of construction, Year of renovation, Smoke and Heating system) and data from measurements (Temperature, Relative humidity, TVOC, PM2.5 and PM10) were analyzed using R software. Van der Waerden test shows dependence of Smoke on TVOC and PM2.5. Permutational multivariate analysis of variance shows the effect of interaction of Renovation and Smoke.

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“…This topic has recently created awareness in government and social agencies such as epa and seri 2 since low income households in the u.s. have a history of experiencing the impacts of crowded spaces, mold, lack of ventilation, heavy use of cleaning products, paint with lead and isolation based on asbestos (Atkinson et al, 2009;Escobedo et al, 2014;us epa, 2015.). Ventilation systems, therefore, are, or should be, a central part of the decision-making process of architectural design, especially since mechanical ventilation systems have now become the norm.…”

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“…Exposure to toxicity in sick buildings is an important concern. Mold, dust, soot, smoke, fumes, impact human health as well as increase medical and living expenses of household members (Escobedo et al, 2014).…”

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Implicaciones De La Ventilación Natural Y Mecánica en La Exposición Al Polvo en Vivienda: Caso De Estudio en Tucson, Arizona, Ee. Uu.

Bernal

Engineer

Chalfoun

2020

VCS

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De entre las alternativas para proporcionar una adecuada calidad ambiental interior en las viviendas del noroeste de México y suroeste de los Estados Unidos, los sistemas de ventilación mecánica son la fuente más utilizada para proveer aire fresco y control de temperatura. La innovación tecnológica en los sistemas de ventilación a menudo nos conduce a la disminución en el uso de la ventilación natural, aunque, durante selectos días del año, la libre circulación del flujo de aire puede contribuir a la salud humana y la conservación de la energía. Para este estudio se realizó una evaluación de riesgos sanitarios a un estudio de caso donde se comparan los tres sistemas regulación de temperatura por su función como suministro de aire: ventilación natural, refrigeración evaporativa y aire acondicionado, para con ello observar y medir acumulaciones de polvo y variación de temperatura en una vivienda unifamiliar ubicada en Tucson, Arizona. Este estudio tiene como objetivo entender si la cantidad y la ubicación de las acumulaciones de polvo en una casa están correlacionadas con el tipo de ventilación. En segundo término, este estudio prueba cómo la exposición al polvo es diferente en dependencia de la ubicación de la acumulación dentro de la casa. Por último, se reflexiona acerca de las lecturas de temperatura y su relación con la eficacia de los tipos de sistemas de ventilación para mitigar la acumulación de polvo.

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Indoor air quality in Latino homes in Boulder, Colorado

Cited by 26 publications

References 33 publications

Endotoxin levels and contribution factors of endotoxins in resident, school, and office environments — A review

Endotoxin levels and contribution factors of endotoxins in resident, school, and office environments — A review

Investigation of Indoor Air Quality in Houses of Macedonia

Implicaciones De La Ventilación Natural Y Mecánica en La Exposición Al Polvo en Vivienda: Caso De Estudio en Tucson, Arizona, Ee. Uu.

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