Results from the 1987 total exposure assessment methodology (team) study in Southern California |
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| Institution: | 1. Environmental Research Lab, Department of Chemistry, St. Andrew''s College, Gorakhpur, India;2. Department of Chemistry, Dr. Bhim Rao Ambedkar University, Agra, India;3. Environment Response Team, United States Environment Protection Agency, NJ, USA;1. Research Center for Environmental Health Technology, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;2. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, Health Faculty, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;3. Department of Chemical and Environmental Engineering, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA;4. Department of Hydrology and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA;5. Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran;6. Department of Remote Sensing & GIS, Faculty of Geography, University of Tehran, Tehran, Iran;7. Department of Occupational Health Engineering, School of Public Health, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran;1. State Key Laboratory of Water Environment Simulation, School of Environment, Beijing Normal University, Beijing, 100875, China;2. Chengdu Academy of Environmental Sciences, Chengdu, 610072, China;3. State Key Laboratory of Atmospheric Boundary Layer Physics and Atmospheric Chemistry, Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Beijing, 100029, China;4. State Key Joint Laboratory of Environment Simulation and Pollution Control, College of Environmental Sciences and Engineering, Peking University, Beijing, 100871, China;1. Saw Swee Hock School of Public Health, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore;2. Department of Medicine, Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, National University of Singapore and National University Health System, Singapore |
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| Abstract: | Volatile organic compound (VOC) levels in breath, personal air and fixed-site (indoor and outdoor) air were measured and compared for a sample of 50 individuals in the Los Angeles area of California. Comparisons were also made between seasons (winter and summer), between breath samples taken at three different times during the 24-h monitoring period, and between exposure levels of smokers and non-smokers. Personal air levels were higher than indoor air levels and indoor levels were much higher than outdoor levels. Air concentrations in the kitchen and living area were quite similar. Air and breath levels were higher in the winter than in the summer. Little difference was found between levels for the three breath sampling periods. Mean personal air levels of VOCs related to smoking were higher in individuals exposed to tobacco smoke vs those who were not exposed. The personal air levels of smokers and passive smokers (those non-smokers exposed to tobacco smoke) were not significantly different; while similar air levels were found in the kitchen and primary living area of homes with smokers. |
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