Ultrafine particles: exposure and source apportionment in 56 Danish homes

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Ultrafine particles : exposure and source apportionment in 56 Danish homes. / Bekö, Gabriel; Weschler, Charles J.; Wierzbicka, Aneta; Karottki, Dorina Gabriela; Toftum, Jørn; Loft, Steffen; Clausen, Geo.

In: Environmental Science & Technology (Washington), Vol. 47, No. 18, 17.09.2013, p. 10240-8.

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Bekö, G, Weschler, CJ, Wierzbicka, A, Karottki, DG, Toftum, J, Loft, S & Clausen, G 2013, 'Ultrafine particles: exposure and source apportionment in 56 Danish homes', Environmental Science & Technology (Washington), vol. 47, no. 18, pp. 10240-8. https://doi.org/10.1021/es402429h

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Bekö, G., Weschler, C. J., Wierzbicka, A., Karottki, D. G., Toftum, J., Loft, S., & Clausen, G. (2013). Ultrafine particles: exposure and source apportionment in 56 Danish homes. Environmental Science & Technology (Washington), 47(18), 10240-8. https://doi.org/10.1021/es402429h

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Bekö G, Weschler CJ, Wierzbicka A, Karottki DG, Toftum J, Loft S et al. Ultrafine particles: exposure and source apportionment in 56 Danish homes. Environmental Science & Technology (Washington). 2013 Sep 17;47(18):10240-8. https://doi.org/10.1021/es402429h

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Bekö, Gabriel ; Weschler, Charles J. ; Wierzbicka, Aneta ; Karottki, Dorina Gabriela ; Toftum, Jørn ; Loft, Steffen ; Clausen, Geo. / Ultrafine particles : exposure and source apportionment in 56 Danish homes. In: Environmental Science & Technology (Washington). 2013 ; Vol. 47, No. 18. pp. 10240-8.

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abstract = "Particle number (PN) concentrations (10-300 nm in size) were continuously measured over a period of ~45 h in 56 residences of nonsmokers in Copenhagen, Denmark. The highest concentrations were measured when occupants were present and awake (geometric mean, GM: 22.3 × 10(3) cm(-3)), the lowest when the homes were vacant (GM: 6.1 × 10(3) cm(-3)) or the occupants were asleep (GM: 5.1 × 10(3) cm(-3)). Diary entries regarding occupancy and particle related activities were used to identify source events and apportion the daily integrated exposure among sources. Source events clearly resulted in increased PN concentrations and decreased average particle diameter. For a given event, elevated particle concentrations persisted for several hours after the emission of fresh particles ceased. The residential daily integrated PN exposure in the 56 homes ranged between 37 × 10(3) and 6.0 × 10(6) particles per cm(3)·h/day (GM: 3.3 × 10(5) cm(-3)·h/day). On average, ~90% of this exposure occurred outside of the period from midnight to 6 a.m. Source events, especially candle burning, cooking, toasting, and unknown activities, were responsible on average for ~65% of the residential integrated exposure (51% without the unknown activities). Candle burning occurred in half of the homes where, on average, it was responsible for almost 60% of the integrated exposure.",
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N2 - Particle number (PN) concentrations (10-300 nm in size) were continuously measured over a period of ~45 h in 56 residences of nonsmokers in Copenhagen, Denmark. The highest concentrations were measured when occupants were present and awake (geometric mean, GM: 22.3 × 10(3) cm(-3)), the lowest when the homes were vacant (GM: 6.1 × 10(3) cm(-3)) or the occupants were asleep (GM: 5.1 × 10(3) cm(-3)). Diary entries regarding occupancy and particle related activities were used to identify source events and apportion the daily integrated exposure among sources. Source events clearly resulted in increased PN concentrations and decreased average particle diameter. For a given event, elevated particle concentrations persisted for several hours after the emission of fresh particles ceased. The residential daily integrated PN exposure in the 56 homes ranged between 37 × 10(3) and 6.0 × 10(6) particles per cm(3)·h/day (GM: 3.3 × 10(5) cm(-3)·h/day). On average, ~90% of this exposure occurred outside of the period from midnight to 6 a.m. Source events, especially candle burning, cooking, toasting, and unknown activities, were responsible on average for ~65% of the residential integrated exposure (51% without the unknown activities). Candle burning occurred in half of the homes where, on average, it was responsible for almost 60% of the integrated exposure.

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