Characterization of Indoor PM2.5 Peak: New Indexes and Implications

作者:Zhuo, Shaojie; Men, Yatai; Wang, Jinze*; Sun, Jie; Lei, Yali; Du, Wei
来源:POLISH JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES, 2023, 32(2): 1949-1955.
DOI:10.15244/pjoes/157489

摘要

Household air pollution is arising more and more concerns due to its severe impact on human health. In recent years, low cost sensors are more and more popular due to their advantages of data with high time resolution. However, the analysis methods for the large-scale data obtained from sensors are still rare, limiting the expression of the value of the high time resolution data. In this paper, we introduce two new indexes for the characterization of indoor PM2.5 peak, aiming to evaluate the speed of the PM2.5 increasing and decreasing (namely Ki and Kd, respectively) with internal emission sources starting and ending, and the reliability of the indexes was identified by using real world measurement. Large Ki is found in the residential homes during cooking time, indicating the urgent need to control PM2.5 emissions from residential energy use and cooking oil. It is found that the Ki and Kd in homes burning solid fuels are higher than that using clean fuels, suggesting the potential benefit of energy transition in residential homes. This study highlighted the importance of various indexes used for indoor PM2.5 peak characterization and it is expected to provide new insights for future indoor air pollution study.

  • 单位
    北京大学

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