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Influence of Ventilation on Formation and Growth of 1-20 nm Particles via Ozone-Human Chemistry

Yang, Shen  
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Mueller, Tatjana
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Wang, Nijing
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February 7, 2024
Environmental Science & Technology

Ozone reaction with human surfaces is an important source of ultrafine particles indoors. However, 1-20 nm particles generated from ozone-human chemistry, which mark the first step of particle formation and growth, remain understudied. Ventilation and indoor air movement could have important implications for these processes. Therefore, in a controlled-climate chamber, we measured ultrafine particles initiated from ozone-human chemistry and their dependence on the air change rate (ACR, 0.5, 1.5, and 3 h(-1)) and operation of mixing fans (on and off). Concurrently, we measured volatile organic compounds (VOCs) and explored the correlation between particles and gas-phase products. At 25-30 ppb ozone levels, humans generated 0.2-7.7 x 10(12) of 1-3 nm, 0-7.2 x 10(12) of 3-10 nm, and 0-1.3 x 10(12) of 10-20 nm particles per person per hour depending on the ACR and mixing fan operation. Size-dependent particle growth and formation rates increased with higher ACR. The operation of mixing fans suppressed the particle formation and growth, owing to enhanced surface deposition of the newly formed particles and their precursors. Correlation analyses revealed complex interactions between the particles and VOCs initiated by ozone-human chemistry. The results imply that ventilation and indoor air movement may have a more significant influence on particle dynamics and fate relative to indoor chemistry.

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DOI
10.1021/acs.est.3c08466
Web of Science ID

WOS:001166535700001

Author(s)
Yang, Shen  
Mueller, Tatjana
Wang, Nijing
Beko, Gabriel
Zhang, Meixia
Merizak, Marouane  
Wargocki, Pawel
Williams, Jonathan
Licina, Dusan  
Date Issued

2024-02-07

Publisher

Amer Chemical Soc

Published in
Environmental Science & Technology
Volume

58

Issue

10

Start page

4704

End page

4715

Subjects

Technology

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Life Sciences & Biomedicine

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Indoor Particles

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Air Changerate

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Fan Operation

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Vocs

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Human Skin

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Indoor Chemistry

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Schweizerischer Nationalfonds zur F?rderung der Wissenschaftlichen Forschung

205321_192086

Swiss National Science Foundation (SNSF)

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March 18, 2024
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