Indoor air quality in low income homes

Bruce Tonn, Scott Pigg, Dan Cautley, Paul Francisco, Ken Tohinaka, David Carroll, Michael Blasnik

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Abstract

The results presented above suggest that for the factors presented here, poor indoor air quality does not plague the majority of low-income homes in the United States. It needs to be stressed, however, that these results should be considered preliminary in that only about onehalf of all the homes intended to be in this study were reported on above. The results of this study cannot be generalized to other types of climates or to the larger population of non-low income homes. Data were only collected during closed-home conditions for a short-period of time. Thus, annual exposures to these pollutants cannot be inferred from these results. The balance of the first stage of this study will enroll approximately another 300 homes preweatherization, including some in hot climates. Post-weatherization, ambient indoor CO, temperature and humidity time series data will be available for analysis, and the analysis will focus on changes in various parameters from pre- to post-weatherization. It should also be noted that households will be surveyed about their health (and smoking habits) pre-and post-weatherization, with an emphasis on collecting information about respiratory system-related morbidity such as asthma.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Title of host publication12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011
Pages2452-2457
Number of pages6
StatePublished - 2011
Event12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011 - Austin, TX, United States
Duration: Jun 5 2011Jun 10 2011

Publication series

Name12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011
Volume3

Other

Other12th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate 2011
Country/TerritoryUnited States
CityAustin, TX
Period6/5/116/10/11

Keywords

  • Blower door tests
  • Carbon monoxide
  • Formaldehyde
  • Low-income
  • Moisture
  • Radon
  • Residential

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Pollution

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