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- Title
Seasonal Variability of Airborne Particulate Matter and Bacterial Concentrations in Colorado Homes.
- Authors
Clements, Nicholas; Keady, Patricia; Emerson, Joanne B.; Fierer, Noah; Miller, Shelly L.
- Abstract
Aerosol measurements were collected at fifteen homes over the course of one year in Colorado (USA) to understand the temporal variability of indoor air particulate matter and bacterial concentrations and their relationship with home characteristics, inhabitant activities, and outdoor air particulate matter (PM). Indoor and outdoor PM2.5 concentrations averaged (±st. dev.) 8.1 ± 8.1 μg/m3 and 6.8 ± 4.5 μg/m3, respectively. Indoor PM2.5 was statistically significantly higher during summer compared to spring and winter; outdoor PM2.5 was significantly higher for summer compared to spring and fall. The PM2.5 I/O ratio was 1.6 ± 2.4 averaged across all homes and seasons and was not statistically significantly different across the seasons. Average indoor PM10 was 15.4 ± 18.3 μg/m3 and was significantly higher during summer compared to all other seasons. Total suspended particulate bacterial biomass, as determined by qPCR, revealed very little seasonal differences across and within the homes. The qPCR I/O ratio was statistically different across seasons, with the highest I/O ratio in the spring and lowest in the summer. Using one-minute indoor PM10 data and activity logs, it was observed that elevated particulate concentrations commonly occurred when inhabitants were cooking and during periods with elevated outdoor concentrations.
- Subjects
PARTICULATE matter; INDOOR air pollution; POLYMERASE chain reaction; INDOOR air quality; MICROBIOLOGICAL aerosols
- Publication
Atmosphere, 2018, Vol 9, Issue 4, p133
- ISSN
2073-4433
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/atmos9040133