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| URI | http://purl.tuc.gr/dl/dias/57CC216D-472E-441B-BB19-B463CC2EFB75 | - |
| Identifier | https://doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.01.009 | - |
| Language | en | - |
| Extent | 11 pages | en |
| Title | Characterization of particulate matter concentrations during controlled indoor activities | en |
| Creator | Lazaridis Michalis | en |
| Creator | Λαζαριδης Μιχαλης | el |
| Creator | Dzumbova,L | en |
| Creator | Kopanakis,I | en |
| Creator | Ondracek,J | en |
| Creator | Glytsos, T | en |
| Publisher | Elsevier | en |
| Content Summary | Indoor sources have been identified as a major contributor to the increase of particle concentration in indoor environments. The work presented here is a study of the characteristics of particulate matter number size distribution and mass concentration under controlled indoor activities in a laboratory room. The objective is to characterize particulate matter concentrations indoors resulted under the influence of specific sources. Measurements were performed in an empty laboratory (period September–October 2006) using a GRIMM SMPS+C system (particle size range between 11.1 and 1083.3 nm), a DustTrak Aerosol Monitor (TSI) and a P-Trak Ultrafine Particle Counter (TSI). The studied indoor activities included candle burning, hot plate heating, water boiling, onion frying, vacuuming, hair drying, hair spraying, smoking and burning of incense stick. The AMANpsd computer algorithm was used to evaluate the modal structure of measured particle number size distribution data. Furthermore, the change of the particle number size distribution shape under the influence of different emission sources was studied versus time. Finally the particle emission rates were computed. High particle number concentrations were observed during smoking, onion frying, candle burning and incense stick burning. The highest particle mass concentrations were measured during smoking and hair spraying. The shift of the particle size distribution to larger diameters suggests the presence of strong coagulation effect during candle burning, incense stick burning, smoking and onion frying. The size distribution was mainly bimodal during onion frying and candle burning, whereas the size distribution remained unimodal during incense stick burning and smoking experiments. | en |
| Type of Item | Peer-Reviewed Journal Publication | en |
| Type of Item | Δημοσίευση σε Περιοδικό με Κριτές | el |
| License | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | en |
| Date of Item | 2015-11-12 | - |
| Date of Publication | 2010 | - |
| Subject | Air--Pollution--Control | en |
| Subject | Air contaminants | en |
| Subject | Air pollutants | en |
| Subject | Air pollution | en |
| Subject | Air pollution control | en |
| Subject | Air toxics | en |
| Subject | Airborne pollutants | en |
| Subject | Atmosphere--Pollution | en |
| Subject | Contaminants, Air | en |
| Subject | Control of air pollution | en |
| Subject | Pollutants, Air | en |
| Subject | Toxics, Air | en |
| Subject | air pollution | en |
| Subject | air pollution control | en |
| Subject | air contaminants | en |
| Subject | air pollutants | en |
| Subject | air toxics | en |
| Subject | airborne pollutants | en |
| Subject | atmosphere pollution | en |
| Subject | contaminants air | en |
| Subject | control of air pollution | en |
| Subject | pollutants air | en |
| Subject | toxics air | en |
| Bibliographic Citation | T. Glytsos,J. Ondracek, L. Dzumbova, I. Kopanakis, M. Lazaridis, " Characterization of particulate matter concentrations during controlled indoor activities," Atmospheric Enviro.,vol. 44,no. 12,pp. 1539-1549, Apr.2012. doi: 10.1016/j.atmosenv.2010.01.009 | en |
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