Abstract
A physical compartmental model (INTAIR) has been parameterised to estimate PM10 concentrations and has been used to assess the contribution of smoking to PM10 levels for typical homes in the UK. The results suggest that smoking activity at home increases the daily mean concentrations in the living room by 1-1.5 μg·m-3 per cigarette smoked, and may contribute significantly to personal exposures to PM10. The model simulations demonstrate that the contribution of smoking to daily mean concentrations is highly dependent on the air exchange rate between the room and outdoors.
| Original language | English (Ireland) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 209-213 |
| Number of pages | 5 |
| Journal | Indoor And Built Environment |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue number | 10 |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2001 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
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SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Keywords
- Indoor air pollution
- Microenvironment modelling
- PM
- Smoking activity
Authors (Note for portal: view the doc link for the full list of authors)
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- Dimitroulopoulou, C., Ashmore, M.R.,Byrne,M.A.
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