Exploring the effects of ventilation practices in mitigating in-vehicle exposure to traffic-related air pollutants in China.


Journal

Environment international
ISSN: 1873-6750
Titre abrégé: Environ Int
Pays: Netherlands
ID NLM: 7807270

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
06 2019
Historique:
received: 07 10 2018
revised: 01 03 2019
accepted: 09 03 2019
pubmed: 29 4 2019
medline: 23 10 2019
entrez: 29 4 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

In most major cities of China, commuters inevitably spend a considerable amount of time in vehicle cabins due to the escalation of traffic congestion and a rapidly increasing vehicle population. The in-vehicle microenvironment that is in close proximity to traffic emission sources is at particular risk of increased exposure to traffic-related air pollutants (TRAPs). In this study, a mobile measurement campaign was carried out to investigate in-vehicle exposure to TRAPs in China where the elevated level of TRAPs has drawn worldwide attention in recent years. Our analysis demonstrates that vehicle ventilation mode (i.e., mechanical ventilation, natural ventilation, hybrid ventilation, and infiltration) played a critical role in determining the level of in-vehicle exposure. Although the outside air (OA) mode of mechanical ventilation provided adequate air exchange to passengers, the average in-vehicle PM

Identifiants

pubmed: 31030088
pii: S0160-4120(18)32283-9
doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2019.03.023
pii:
doi:

Substances chimiques

Air Pollutants 0
Particulate Matter 0
Vehicle Emissions 0

Types de publication

Journal Article Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

773-784

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2019 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd.. All rights reserved.

Auteurs

Zheming Tong (Z)

State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; Center for Green Buildings and Cities, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138, USA; School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China. Electronic address: tzm@zju.edu.cn.

Yue Li (Y)

State Key Laboratory of Fluid Power and Mechatronic Systems, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China; School of Mechanical Engineering, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310027, China.

Dane Westerdahl (D)

Division of Environment and Sustainability, The Hong Kong University of Science & Technology, Clear Water Bay, Kowloon 999077, Hong Kong.

Gary Adamkiewicz (G)

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

John D Spengler (JD)

Department of Environmental Health, Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

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