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J Air Waste Manag Assoc

Title:		"Measurement of organic acids, aldehydes, and ketones in residential environments and their relation to ozone"
Author(s):		Reiss R; Ryan PB; Tibbetts SJ; Koutrakis P;
Address:		"Harvard University, School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA"
Journal Title:		J Air Waste Manag Assoc
Year:		1995
Volume:		45
Issue:		10
Page Number:		811 - 822
DOI:		10.1080/10473289.1995.10467411
ISSN/ISBN:		1096-2247 (Print) 1096-2247 (Linking)
Abstract:		"Ozone and several polar volatile organic compounds (VOCs) including organic acids and carbonyls (aldehydes and ketones) were measured over an approximately 24 hour period in four residences during the winter of 1993 and in nine residences during the summer of 1993. All residences were in the greater Boston, Massachusetts area. The relation of the polar VOCs to the ozone concentration was examined. Indoor carbonyl concentrations were similar between the summer and winter, with the total mean winter concentration being 31.7 ppb and the total mean summer concentration being 36.6 ppb. However, the average air exchange rate was 0.9 hr-1 during the winter and 2.6 hr-1 during the summer. Therefore, the estimated carbonyl emission rates were significantly higher during the summer. Indoor organic acid concentrations were about twice as high during the summer as during the winter. For formic acid, the indoor winter mean was 9.8 ppb, and the summer indoor mean was 17.8 ppb. For acetic acid, the indoor winter mean was 15.5 ppb, and the summer indoor mean was 28.7 ppb. The concentrations of the polar VOCs were found to be significantly correlated with one another. Also, the emission rates of the polar VOCs were found to be correlated with both the environmental variables such as temperature and relative humidity and the ozone removal rate; however, it was difficult to apportion the relative effects of the environmental variables and the ozone removal"
Keywords:		"Air Pollutants/*analysis Air Pollution, Indoor/*analysis Hydrocarbons/*analysis Ozone/*analysis Seasons;"
Notes:		"MedlineReiss, R Ryan, P B Tibbetts, S J Koutrakis, P eng ESO7155/ES/NIEHS NIH HHS/ Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S. 1995/10/01 J Air Waste Manag Assoc. 1995 Oct; 45(10):811-22. doi: 10.1080/10473289.1995.10467411"