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Main Title Gasoline and Methanol Exposures from Automobiles within Residences and Attached Garages.
Author Weisel, C. P. ; Lawryk, N. J. ; Huber, A. H. ; Crescenti, G. H. ;
CORP Author Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Inst., Piscataway, NJ. Exposure Measurement and Assessment Div. ;Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Piscataway, NJ.;Environmental Protection Agency, Research Triangle Park, NC. Atmospheric Research and Exposure Assessment Lab.
Publisher 1993
Year Published 1993
Report Number EPA-CR82023501; EPA/600/A-93/190;
Stock Number PB93-222222
Additional Subjects Indoor air pollution ; Fuel tank emissions ; Air flow ; Air pollution monitoring ; Garages ; Houses ; Gasoline ; Methanol ; Fuel tank evaporation ; Ventilation ; Tracer gases ; High temperature tests ; Wind velocity ; Ventilation ; Exposure ; Reprints ; Fugitive emissions
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NTIS  PB93-222222 Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. 07/26/2022
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Abstract
A pilot study was conducted to evaluate the characteristics of the air concentrations within a garage microenvironment. The air exchange rate between the garage and the house, the windspeed in front of the garage door, the fuel tank temperature, and the air concentrations of benzene (from gasoline) and methanol (from M100 fuel) were measured after an automobile containing US summer grade gasoline or a fabricated fuel tank containing M100 fuel entered the garage and its door was closed. The air concentrations in the garage were greatly elevated after the car or M100 fuel tank entered the garage compared to the ambient levels which were present prior to the car's entry. A steady state concentration was often reached within 90 minutes of the automobile or fuel tank entering the garage and the air concentration remained level until the fuel tank temperature returned to ambient levels, several hours later.