Indoor particle dynamics

WW Nazaroff - Indoor air, 2004 - escholarship.org
Airborne particulate matter is a diverse pollutant class whose excessive presence in indoor
air contributes to an array of adverse health and material-damage effects. Particles are …

Penetration of particles into buildings and associated physical factors. Part I: model development and computer simulations

J Thornburg, DS Ensor, CE Rodes… - Aerosol Science & …, 2001 - Taylor & Francis
The PM2. 5 standard proposed by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has
stimulated research on the relationships between particulate matter concentrations and the …

Indoor particulate matter of outdoor origin: importance of size-dependent removal mechanisms

WJ Riley, TE McKone, ACK Lai… - Environmental science & …, 2002 - ACS Publications
Adverse human health effects have been observed to correlate with levels of outdoor
particulate matter (PM), even though most human exposure to PM of outdoor origin occurs …

Estimating the concentration of indoor particles of outdoor origin: A review

E Diapouli, A Chaloulakou… - Journal of the Air & Waste …, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Recent toxicological results highlight the importance of separating exposure to indoor-and
outdoor-generated particles, due to their different physicochemical and toxicological …

Using time-and size-resolved particulate data to quantify indoor penetration and deposition behavior

CM Long, HH Suh, PJ Catalano… - Environmental science & …, 2001 - ACS Publications
Because people spend approximately 85− 90% of their time indoors, it is widely recognized
that a significant portion of total personal exposures to ambient particles occurs in indoor …

Influence of ventilation and filtration on indoor particle concentrations in urban office buildings

TN Quang, C He, L Morawska, LD Knibbs - Atmospheric environment, 2013 - Elsevier
This study aimed to quantify the efficiency of deep bag and electrostatic filters, and assess
the influence of ventilation systems using these filters on indoor fine (< 2.5 μm) and ultrafine …

Indoor particulate matter in urban households: sources, pathways, characteristics, health effects, and exposure mitigation

L Zhang, C Ou, D Magana-Arachchi… - International Journal of …, 2021 - mdpi.com
Particulate matter (PM) is a complex mixture of solid particles and liquid droplets suspended
in the air with varying size, shape, and chemical composition which intensifies significant …

Indoor bioaerosol dynamics

WW Nazaroff - Indoor air, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Inhaling indoor air is the primary means by which humans are exposed to bioaerosols.
Considering bacteria, fungi, and viruses, this study reviews the dynamic processes that …

Modeling particle distribution and deposition in indoor environments with a new drift–flux model

F Chen, CM Simon, ACK Lai - Atmospheric Environment, 2006 - Elsevier
A new drift–flux model for particle distribution and deposition in indoor environments is
developed. Gravitational settling and deposition are examined thoroughly and the model is …

Relative contribution of outdoor and indoor particle sources to indoor concentrations

E Abt, HH Suh, P Catalano… - Environmental science & …, 2000 - ACS Publications
The effect of indoor particle sources on indoor particle size distributions and concentrations
was previously investigated using real-time indoor and outdoor particle size distribution data …