The Application of Portable Air Cleaners in Spaces Occupied by Vulnerable People During Wildfire Events

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• Personal Author:
  Autenrieth D ; Comstock C ; Gilkey D ; Hart J ; Nagisetty R ; Willis L
• Description:
  In this study, PM2.5 concentrations were collected and documented during wildfire smoke impacted days using PurpleAir PA-II sensors at three different locations in a community located in the northwestern United States. Each location was comprised of three co-located sensors with one sensor positioned outdoors, one sensor indoors, and one sensor indoors with an air cleaner in the room. The relationship between both indoor and outdoor PM2.5 concentrations provided evidence on the effectiveness of sheltering indoors from wildfire smoke events with and without an air purification system. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Air Pollutants, Occupational Air Pollution Fires Occupational Health Particulate Matter Safety Wildfires
• Keywords:
  Air Pollutants Air Purification Air Quality Monitoring Author Keywords: Portable Air Cleaner Particulates PurpleAir Sensors Smoke Inhalation Wildfire Event
• ISSN:
  1015-5589
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Grant
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Montana ; OSHA Region 8
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-26
• Volume:
  32
• Issue:
  2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069268
• Citation:
  World Safety J 2023 Jun; 32(2):1-26
• Contact Point Address:
  Daniel Autenrieth, Ph.D., CIH, CSP, Department of Safety, Health and Industrial Hygiene, Montana Technological University, Butte, MT 59071
• Email:
  dautenrieth@mtech.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2023
• Performing Organization:
  Montana Technological University
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  World Safety Journal
• End Date:
  20290630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:09aeb5eda8b491d99dc49eebf612b6a43836aca3c0a1245eabb189eb5a048db5e277bbc5c52900cba548163105771e60d05e816df9a0e11b488290b2fdc7aa8c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/207774/cdc_207774_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.11 MB ]