Simulating the effect of variations in emission source start times on indoor PM concentrations

James A. McGrath; Miriam A. Byrne; Mike R. Ashmore; Andrew C. Terry; Sani Dimitroulopoulou

Simulating the effect of variations in emission source start times on indoor PM concentrations

James A. McGrath^*, Miriam A. Byrne, Mike R. Ashmore, Andrew C. Terry, Sani Dimitroulopoulou

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Environment and Geography

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Abstract

This paper presents the simulation of concentrations with variations in the start times of indoor PM emission sources, as exact details can be uncertain or vary over population groups, as a result of differences in their activity profiles. Probability density functions are used to generate a distribution of potential start times, predicting the range of possible indoor PM concentrations. This technique captures details on the concentration distribution, in contrast to a single peak concentration, but the consequence of using this is an under-prediction of peak concentrations.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Indoor Air 2014 - 13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate
Publisher	International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate
Pages	304-306
Number of pages	3
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air 2014 - Hong Kong, Hong Kong Duration: 7 Jul 2014 → 12 Jul 2014

Conference

Conference	13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air 2014
Country/Territory	Hong Kong
City	Hong Kong
Period	7/07/14 → 12/07/14

Keywords

Emissions
Indoor air quality
PM
Probabilistic modelling

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McGrath, JA, Byrne, MA, Ashmore, MR , Terry, AC & Dimitroulopoulou, S 2014, Simulating the effect of variations in emission source start times on indoor PM concentrations. in Indoor Air 2014 - 13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, pp. 304-306, 13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate, Indoor Air 2014, Hong Kong, Hong Kong, 7/07/14.

Simulating the effect of variations in emission source start times on indoor PM concentrations. / McGrath, James A.; Byrne, Miriam A.; Ashmore, Mike R. et al.
Indoor Air 2014 - 13th International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate. International Society of Indoor Air Quality and Climate, 2014. p. 304-306.

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