Abstract
It is well established that indoor sources of air pollutants in homes, offices, public buildings, and transportation vehicles can result in higher indoor concentrations of contaminants. However, in epidemiologic studies it may not be entirely sufficient to characterize subject exposure with a description of sources and source use. Emission rates vary, source use varies, and air exchange rates differ among homes, as well as other structures. Therefore, questionnaires will not be adequate for many contaminants. This point is illustrated by the distribution of annual indoor home concentrations of NO2 shown in Fig. 1.
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Spengler, J.D. (1990). Harvard’s Indoor Air Pollution Health Study. In: Kasuga, H. (eds) Indoor Air Quality. International Archives of Occupational and Environmental Health Supplement. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-83904-7_28
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