Abstract
Particulate matter (PM) air pollution was examined by the field monitoring of PM10 and PM2.5 concentrations in the residential environments of the children around 10-year old in Wuhan, China, in October and December, 2013. According to the results, PM2.5 was the primary respirable particulate air pollutant because the ambient concentration ratio of PM10 to PM2.5 was around 1.1; and indoor PM level indicated to be primary determined by ambient PM air pollution. The results showed that the children generally stayed in polluted environments with high PM concentration. Especially in December, both PM2.5 and PM10 concentrations reached very high levels, resulting in "heavily polluted" or "severely polluted" condition not only outdoors, but also inside the homes and classrooms. Therefore, air filtration is necessary to control PM level in the outdoor air supplied to the children's residential environments.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages | 254-259 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| Publication status | Published - 2014 |
| Event | 13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air 2014 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 2014 Jul 7 → 2014 Jul 12 |
Other
| Other | 13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air 2014 |
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| Country/Territory | Hong Kong |
| City | Hong Kong |
| Period | 14/7/7 → 14/7/12 |
Keywords
- Air pollution
- Children
- Particulate matter
- Residential environment
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Pollution
- Building and Construction
- Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis
- Computer Science Applications