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Main Title Indoor Air Sampling and Mutagenicity Studies of Emissions from Unvented Coal Combustion (Journal Version).
Author Mumford, J. L. ; Harris, D. B. ; Williams, K. ; Chuang, J. C. ; Cooke, M. ;
CORP Author Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. ;Battelle Columbus Div., OH.
Publisher c1987
Year Published 1987
Report Number EPA/600/J-87/432;
Stock Number PB89-110142
Additional Subjects Environmental surveys ; Toxicity ; Exposure ; Inspection ; Mutagens ; Aromatic polycyclic hydrocarbons ; Bioassays ; Combustion products ; Samplers ; Reprints ; Toxic substances ; Indoor air pollution ; Particulate sampling ; Coal combustion ; Houses ; Air sampling ; Volatile organic compounds
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NTIS  PB89-110142 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
The purpose of the study is to develop sampling strategies and bioassay methods for indoor air in homes, the authors developed a medium-volume sampler to collect the <10 - micrometers particulate matter and semivolatile organics, and used high-volume particulate sampler for comparison. The percent organic extractable and polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) content of the filter and XAD-2, as well as the distribution of the organic matter, were determined. The mutagenicity of the filter and XAD-2 samples was determined by the Ames Salmonella mutagenesis assay. Most PAH compounds collected in the XAD-2 resin were equal to or smaller than 4-ring compounds and had lower mutagenic activity than the filter sample. Compounds contained in the filter samples included 3- to 7-ring PAHs, and showed higher mutagenic activity than XAD-2 samples. The coal combustion emitted both direct- and indirect-acting mutagens, most of which were frameshift mutagens. (Copyright (c) 1987 the American Chemical Society.)