Journal article
Impacts of Air Cleaners on Indoor Air Quality in Residences Impacted by Wood Smoke
Amanda J Wheeler, Mark D Gibson, Morgan MacNeill, Tony J Ward, Lance A Wallace, James Kuchta, Matt Seaboyer, Ewa Dabek-Zlotorzynska, Judith Read Guernsey, David M Stieb
ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY | AMER CHEMICAL SOC | Published : 2014
DOI: 10.1021/es503144h
Abstract
Residential wood combustion is an important source of ambient air pollution, accounting for over 25% of fine particulate matter (PM2.5) emissions in Canada. In addition to these ambient contributions, wood smoke pollutants can enter the indoor environment directly when loading or stoking stoves, resulting in a high potential for human exposure. A study of the effectiveness of air cleaners at reducing wood smoke-associated PM2.5 of indoor and outdoor origin was conducted in 31 homes during winter 2009-10. Day 1, the residents' wood burning appliance operated as usual with no air cleaner. Days 2 and 3, the wood burning appliance was not operational and the air cleaner was randomly chosen to op..
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Funding Acknowledgements
The authors are grateful to the participants and their families for their enthusiastic assistance in this research. Sincere thanks also to the technicians for their diligent data collection and management. Three reviewers provided comments that improved the manuscript, and one suggested an analytical approach that we adopted in the Supporting Information. Personnel (M.D.G.) and locational support was provided by the Atlantic RURAL Centre, with funding from Canadian Institutes of Health Research Grant No. CDA-66534 (J.R.G.). Support provided by the Annapolis Community Health Board Air Quality Committee, Nova Scotia Departments of Environment and Health Promotion and Protection is also gratefully acknowledged. This project was funded under Health Canada Contract #4500201077.