HOUSEWIVES' EXPOSURE TO VOLATILE ORGANIC COMPOUNDS RELATIVE TO PROXIMITY TO ROADSIDE SERVICE STATIONS

Residents in neighborhoods near a service station and/or major roadway would likely be exposed to elevated ambient volatile organic compound (VOC) levels as compared to those further away from such sources. In this paper, this hypothesis is confirmed and the authors also examine whether the anticipated high outdoor levels near a service station and/or major roadway outweigh indoor levels as a factor for the exposure of nearby residents. Unlike outdoor air concentrations, neither the indoor air nor breath concentrations were different for the 2 residential zones tested. Outdoor concentrations were higher during the daytime than at night; however, the indoor air and breath concentrations showed no difference between the 2 periods. The elevated outdoor levels near service stations were not identified as a major contributor to the exposure of housewives living close by. Instead, it appeared that indoor air levels were the major contributor to exposure in both residential zones. This was further supported by the finding that indoor levels were actually higher than outdoor levels, and that there was a significant correlation between the indoor and breath levels.

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• Authors:
  • Jo, W-K
  • Moon, K-C
• Publication Date: 1999-8

Language

• English

Media Info

• Pagination: p. 2921-28
• Serial:
  • Atmospheric Environment
  • Volume: 33
  • Issue Number: 18
  • Publisher: Elsevier
  • ISSN: 1352-2310
  • Serial URL: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/journal/13522310

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Air pollution; Air quality; Environmental impacts; Females; Health hazards; Pollutants; Roadside structures; Service stations
• Uncontrolled Terms: Volatile organic compounds
• Subject Areas: Environment; Highways;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00798758
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Sep 19 2000 12:00AM