Regional inhaled deposited dose of indoor combustion-generated aerosols in jordanian urban homes

Tareq Hussein, Brandon E. Boor, Jakob Löndahl

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Abstract

Indoor combustion processes associated with cooking, heating, and smoking are a major source of aerosols in Jordanian dwellings. To evaluate human exposure to combustion-generated aerosols in Jordanian indoor environments, regional inhaled deposited dose rates of indoor aerosols (10 nm to 25 µm) were determined for different scenarios for adult occupants. The inhaled deposited dose rate provides an estimate of the number or mass of inhaled aerosol that deposits in each region of the respiratory system per unit time. In general, sub-micron particle number (PN1) dose rates ranged from 109 to 1012 particles/h, fine particle mass (PM2.5) dose rates ranged from 3 to 216 µg/h, and coarse particle mass (PM10) dose rates ranged from 30 to 1600 µg/h. Dose rates were found to be dependent on the type and intensity of indoor combustion processes documented in the home. Dose rates were highest during cooking activities using a natural gas stove, heating via natural gas and kerosene, and smoking (shisha/tobacco). The relative fraction of the total dose rate received in the head airways, tracheobronchial, and alveolar regions varied among the documented indoor combustion (and non-combustion) activities. The significant fraction of sub-100 nm particles produced during the indoor combustion processes resulted in high particle number dose rates for the alveolar region. Suggested approaches for reducing indoor aerosol dose rates in Jordanian dwellings include a reduction in the prevalence of indoor combustion sources, use of extraction hoods to remove combustion products, and improved ventilation/filtration in residential buildings.

Original languageEnglish
Article number1150
JournalAtmosphere
Volume11
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020

Subject classification (UKÄ)

  • Environmental Health and Occupational Health
  • Earth and Related Environmental Sciences

Free keywords

  • Aerosol dose rate
  • Human exposure
  • Indoor air quality
  • Lung deposition
  • Particle number size distributions
  • Particulate matter (PM)
  • Ultrafine particles

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