The Kanawha Valley region of West Virginia which is comprised of Charleston and surrounding communities is the center of a heavily industrialized area known for its chemical manufacturing. As part of a larger study designed to investigate the Impact of the chèmical Industry on human exposures to volatile organic compounds (VOC), a study of the relationship between indoor and outdoor concentrations was conducted. Thirty-five homes were selected for monitoring from among volunteers; approximately ten in each of three distinct population-industry centers and four outside the Valley to act as controls. Monitoring was performed using passive, badge samplers with a three-week monitoring period. Two separate questionnaires were administered: one for characterization of the residence; and one to characterize source use during monitoring. Participants were also asked to keep a record of their activities with respect to in-home, outdoors and other indoor environments. Analysis of the samplers was performed by solvent extraction followed by gas chromatography using a flame-ionization detector. Results suggest that indoor VOC concentrations are higher than outdoor concentrations. Additionally, certain ventilation-related parameters were Identified that afforded some predictive power for indoor concentrations. No statistically significant differences between regions were identified. © Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
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Cohen, M. A., Ryan, P. B., Yanagisawa, Y., Spengler, J. D., Ôzkaynak, H., & Epstein, P. S. (1989). Indoor/outdoor measurements of volatile organic compounds in the kanawha valley of west virginia. Journal of the Air Pollution Control Association, 39(8), 1086–1093. https://doi.org/10.1080/08940630.1989.10466593
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