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Rev Environ Health

Title:		Building science approaches for vapor intrusion studies
Author(s):		Shirazi E; Ojha S; Pennell KG;
Address:		"Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA. Department of Civil Engineering, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY 40506, USA, Phone: +1 (859) 218-2540, Fax: +1 (859) 257-4404"
Journal Title:		Rev Environ Health
Year:		2019
Volume:		34
Issue:		3
Page Number:		245 - 250
DOI:		10.1515/reveh-2019-0015
ISSN/ISBN:		2191-0308 (Electronic) 0048-7554 (Print) 0048-7554 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Indoor air concentrations are susceptible to temporal and spatial variations and have long posed a challenge to characterize for vapor intrusion scientists, in part, because there was a lack of evidence to draw conclusions about the role that building and weather conditions played in altering vapor intrusion exposure risks. Importantly, a large body of evidence is available within the building science discipline that provides information to support vapor intrusion scientists in drawing connections about fate and transport processes that influence exposure risks. Modeling tools developed within the building sciences provide evidence of reported temporal and spatial variation of indoor air contaminant concentrations. In addition, these modeling tools can be useful by calculating building air exchange rates (AERs) using building specific features. Combining building science models with vapor intrusion models, new insight to facilitate decision-making by estimating indoor air concentrations and building ventilation conditions under various conditions can be gained. This review highlights existing building science research and summarizes the utility of building science models to improve vapor intrusion exposure risk assessments"
Keywords:		"Air Pollutants/*analysis Air Pollution, Indoor/*analysis Environmental Exposure/*analysis Environmental Monitoring/*methods Gases/*analysis Models, Theoretical Risk Assessment/methods building science indoor air quality modeling volatile organic compounds;"
Notes:		"MedlineShirazi, Elham Ojha, Sweta Pennell, Kelly G eng P42 ES007380/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/ Review Germany 2019/09/09 Rev Environ Health. 2019 Sep 25; 34(3):245-250. doi: 10.1515/reveh-2019-0015"