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Source specific exposure and risk assessment for indoor aerosols

The Science of the total environment, 2019-06, Vol.668, p.13 [Peer Reviewed Journal]

ISSN: 0048-9697 ;EISSN: 1879-1026 ;DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.398

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Title:
Source specific exposure and risk assessment for indoor aerosols
Author: Koivisto, Antti Joonas ; Kling, Kirsten Inga ; Hänninen, Otto ; Jayjock, Michael ; Löndahl, Jakob ; Wierzbicka, Aneta ; Fonseca, Ana Sofia ; Uhrbrand, Katrine ; Boor, Brandon E. ; Jiménez, Araceli Sánchez ; Hämeri, Kaarle ; Maso, Miikka Dal ; Arnold, Susan F. ; Jensen, Keld A. ; Viana, Mar ; Morawska, Lidia ; Hussein, Tareq
Subjects: Air quality ; Arbetsmedicin och miljömedicin ; Emission ; Environmental Health and Occupational Health ; Health ; Health Sciences ; Hälsovetenskap ; Mass balance ; Medical and Health Sciences ; Medicin och hälsovetenskap ; Modeling ; Regulation
Is Part Of: The Science of the total environment, 2019-06, Vol.668, p.13
Description: Poor air quality is a leading contributor to the global disease burden and total number of deaths worldwide. Humans spend most of their time in built environments where the majority of the inhalation exposure occurs. Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) is challenged by outdoor air pollution entering indoors through ventilation and infiltration and by indoor emission sources. The aim of this study was to understand the current knowledge level and gaps regarding effective approaches to improve IAQ. Emission regulations currently focus on outdoor emissions, whereas quantitative understanding of emissions from indoor sources is generally lacking. Therefore, specific indoor sources need to be identified, characterized, and quantified according to their environmental and human health impact. The emission sources should be stored in terms of relevant metrics and statistics in an easily accessible format that is applicable for source specific exposure assessment by using mathematical mass balance modelings. This forms a foundation for comprehensive risk assessment and efficient interventions. For such a general exposure assessment model we need 1) systematic methods for indoor aerosol emission source assessment, 2) source emission documentation in terms of relevant a) aerosol metrics and b) biological metrics, 3) default model parameterization for predictive exposure modeling, 4) other needs related to aerosol characterization techniques and modeling methods. Such a general exposure assessment model can be applicable for private, public, and occupational indoor exposure assessment, making it a valuable tool for public health professionals, product safety designers, industrial hygienists, building scientists, and environmental consultants working in the field of IAQ and health.
Language: English
Identifier: ISSN: 0048-9697
EISSN: 1879-1026
DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.398
Source: SWEPUB Freely available online

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Source specific exposure and risk assessment for indoor aerosols

ISSN: 0048-9697 ;EISSN: 1879-1026 ;DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2019.02.398

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