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Seasonal variation of fine particulate matter in residential micro–environments of Lahore, Pakistan

Atmospheric pollution research, 2015-09, Vol.6 (5), p.797-804 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

2015 Turkish National Committee for Air Pollution Research and Control (TUNCAP) ;ISSN: 1309-1042 ;EISSN: 1309-1042 ;DOI: 10.5094/APR.2015.088

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  • Title:
    Seasonal variation of fine particulate matter in residential micro–environments of Lahore, Pakistan
  • Author: Sidra, Safdar ; Ali, Zulfiqar ; Ahmad Nasir, Zaheer ; Colbeck, Ian
  • Subjects: air change per hour ; indoor micro–environments ; Pakistan ; particulate matter ; seasonal variation
  • Is Part Of: Atmospheric pollution research, 2015-09, Vol.6 (5), p.797-804
  • Description: Shifting seasons greatly influence the use and management practices in residential built environments which subsequently affect the level of exposure to various pollutants indoors. The levels of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) were monitored in fifteen households of Lahore, Pakistan during different seasons. DustTrak aerosol monitors (model 8520, TSI Inc.) were run simultaneously in the kitchens and living rooms of the selected sites for seventy two hours each. To aid analysis, houses were categorized in three groups according to floor area. For non–smoking houses there was little variation between 24h average PM2.5 concentrations in kitchens (270 to 295μg/m3) although there was an increase in concentrations in living rooms as floor area increased. Across all houses the average PM2.5 concentration was observed to vary during the seasons. In the kitchens the average PM levels were 326μg/m3 during the spring falling to 133μg/m3 in summer, 180μg/m3 in monsoon, 395μg/m3 in autumn and 448μg/m3 during the winter. Similarly, in the living rooms, the mean PM levels observed were 190μg/m3 in spring, 101μg/m3 in summer, 158μg/m3 in monsoon, 458μg/m3 in autumn and 590μg/m3 in winter. Factors contributing towards these levels were cooking (involving frequent frying), floor sweeping, and also movement of the occupants. Smoking at two sites and use of gas heaters during the winter were also identified as contributing sources. Apart from these sources, ventilation was identified to be the most singular attributing factor to the above mentioned variations in PM levels. Ventilation during the warm season ranged from 3.51 air changes per hour (ACH) to 7.68 ACH. On the contrary, ventilation decreased during the autumn and winter season (2.5 to 5.64 ACH) and this resulted in an accumulation of PM indoors. The levels of fine particulate matter were observed to be 3 to 23 times higher than the WHO established standard of 25μg/m3.
  • Publisher: Elsevier B.V
  • Language: Spanish;English
  • Identifier: ISSN: 1309-1042
    EISSN: 1309-1042
    DOI: 10.5094/APR.2015.088
  • Source: Geneva Foundation Free Medical Journals at publisher websites
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