10th International Aerosol Conference September 2 - September 7, 2018 America's Center Convention Complex St. Louis, Missouri, USA
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Study of Particulate and Gas-phase Pollutants Emitted from Household and Personal Care Products Under Various Heating and Combustion Scenarios
DONNA AUGUSTE, Shelly Miller, University of Colorado at Boulder
Abstract Number: 1595 Working Group: Indoor Aerosols
Abstract In this quantitative research study we investigated fine particle, VOC and PAH emissions from household and personal care products. The products were selected for investigation after Denver-area African American families with asthmatic children identified the products as potential asthma triggers in their homes by using low-cost real-time indoor air quality sensors. We tested the products by using thermal desorption techniques in a controlled lab setting. Because some of the products were selected on the basis of gas-phase pollutants that were emitted when the products were heated or burned, such as hair styling products heated by a flat iron or burned with a butane lighter, we tested the products and documented emissions in a wide range of heating and combustion scenarios. Outcomes of this study may provide data for researchers who are evaluating the impact of household and personal care products on residential indoor air quality for people who are vulnerable due to health conditions.