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ArticleInternational journal of environmental research and public health2016

Airborne Particulate Matter in Two Multi-Family Green Buildings: Concentrations and Effect of Ventilation and Occupant Behavior.

Allison P Patton, Leonardo Calderon, Youyou Xiong, Zuocheng Wang, Jennifer Senick, MaryAnn Sorensen Allacci, Deborah Plotnik, Richard Wener, Clinton J Andrews, Uta Krogmann and 1 more

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Article in International journal of environmental research and public health, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors.

Allison P PattonEnvironmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. patton@eohsi.rutgers.edu.
Leonardo CalderonDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. calderon@envsci.rutgers.edu.
Youyou XiongDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. youyou@envsci.rutgers.edu.
Zuocheng WangDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. jwang@iitri.org.
Jennifer SenickEdward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, 33 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. jsenick@rci.rutgers.edu.
MaryAnn Sorensen AllacciEdward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, 33 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. maryann.sa@rutgers.edu.
Deborah PlotnikEdward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, 33 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. dplotnik@rci.rutgers.edu.
Richard WenerDepartment of Technology, Culture & Society, Polytechnic Institute of New York University, 6 MetroTech Center, Brooklyn, NY 11201, USA. rwener@nyu.edu.
Clinton J AndrewsEdward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, Rutgers University, 33 Livingston Ave., New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. cja1@rutgers.edu.
Uta KrogmannDepartment of Environmental Sciences, Rutgers University, 14 College Farm Road, New Brunswick, NJ 08901, USA. krogmann@aesop.rutgers.edu.
Gediminas MainelisEnvironmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute, Rutgers University, 170 Frelinghuysen Road, Piscataway, NJ 08854, USA. mainelis@envsci.rutgers.edu.

Funding

Training Grant for the Joint Graduate Program in Exposure Science.T32ES019854 · NIEHS · UNIV OF MED/DENT NJ-R W JOHNSON MED SCH · PI MAINELIS, GEDIMINAS, WEISEL, CLIFFORD P · 2011 to 2020
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NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES019854NIEHS NIH HHS T32 ES198543
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

There are limited data on air quality parameters, including airborne particulate matter (PM) in residential green buildings, which are increasing in prevalence. Exposure to PM is associated with cardiovascular and pulmonary diseases, and since Americans spend almost 90% of their time indoors, residential exposures may substantially contribute to overall airborne PM exposure. Our objectives were to: (1) measure various PM fractions longitudinally in apartments in multi-family green buildings with natural (Building E) and mechanical (Building L) ventilation; (2) compare indoor and outdoor PM mass concentrations and their ratios (I/O) in these buildings, taking into account the effects of occupant behavior; and (3) evaluate the effect of green building designs and operations on indoor PM. We evaluated effects of ventilation, occupant behaviors, and overall building design on PM mass concentrations and I/O. Median PMTOTAL was higher in Building E (56 µg/m³) than in Building L (37 µg/m³); I/O was higher in Building E (1.3-2.0) than in Building L (0.5-0.8) for all particle size fractions. Our data show that the building design and occupant behaviors that either produce or dilute indoor PM (e.g., ventilation systems, combustion sources, and window operation) are important factors affecting residents' exposure to PM in residential green buildings.

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HousingAir PollutantsAir Pollution, IndoorEnvironment DesignNew YorkParticulate MatterVentilationAir PollutantsParticulate Matterbehaviorgreen buildingsindoor air qualityparticulate matterventilation

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PMID26805862
PMCPMC4730535

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