| Main Title |
Unvented kerosene heater emissions in mobile homes studies on indoor air particles, semivolatile organics, carbon monoxide and mutagenicity {microform}/ by US Environmental Protection Agency |
| Author |
Mumford, J. L. ;
Lewtas, J. ;
Burton, R. M. ;
Svendsgaard, D. B. ;
Houk, V. S.
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| CORP Author |
Health Effects Research Lab., Research Triangle Park, NC. ;Environmental Health Research and Testing, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC. ;Battelle Columbus Div., OH. |
| Publisher |
US Environmental Protection Agency, Environmental Health Research and Testing, |
| Year Published |
1990 |
| Report Number |
EPA/600/D-90/122 |
| Stock Number |
PB90-263179 |
| Subjects |
Space heaters
|
| Additional Subjects |
Public health ;
Ventilation ;
Heating equipment ;
Heating fuels ;
Exposure ;
Toxicity ;
Kerosene ;
Environmental engineering ;
Concentration(Composition) ;
Particles ;
Carbon monoxide ;
Mutagens ;
Carcinogens ;
Chemical analysis ;
Indoor air pollution ;
Mobile homes ;
Air pollution effects(Humans) ;
Air pollution sampling ;
Air quality ;
Air pollution detection ;
Dose-response relationships
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| Holdings |
| Library |
Call Number |
Additional Info |
Location |
Last
Modified |
Checkout
Status |
| NTIS |
PB90-263179 |
Some EPA libraries have a fiche copy filed under the call number shown. |
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07/26/2022 |
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| Collation |
9 p. ; 28 cm. |
| Abstract |
The study was conducted to assess human exposure to air pollutants resulting from the use of kerosene heaters in mobile homes. It has been estimated that 15-17 million unvented kerosene heaters have been sold in the United States, and 33% of these heaters have been sold to mobile home residents. The emissions from kerosene heaters can result in high pollutants levels in mobile homes that have a small air volume and low ventilation rate. Indoor air exchange rate, temperature, and humidity were measured. Chemical analyses, including polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) and nitro PAH, also were performed on the indoor air samples from a selected home with the kerosene heater on and off. Increases in CO and organic concentrations resulting from the use of kerosene heaters were found in most homes monitored. Chemical analysis data also suggested the presence of evaporated, unburned kerosene fuel present in semivolatile organics collected in the XAD samples. When kerosene heaters were on, 56% of the sampling days (in all homes) showed dose-response mutagenic activity and 19% showed mutagenic activity on the heater-off days. In comparison with the U.S. national ambient air standards, four out of the eight heaters investigated in this study emitted pollutants that exceeded the ambient air standards some days. These data suggested that emissions from unvented kerosene heaters can significantly impact indoor air quality in mobile homes and that these emissions contain carcinogenic compounds and can be potentially carcinogenic in humans. |
| Notes |
"EPA 600/D-90/122." |
| Place Published |
Research Triangle Park, NC., : |
| Supplementary Notes |
Prepared in cooperation with Environmental Health Research and Testing, Inc., Research Triangle Park, NC., and Battelle Columbus Div., OH. |
| PUB Date Free Form |
{1990} |
| NTIS Prices |
PC A02/MF A01 |
| BIB Level |
m |
| Cataloging Source |
OCLC/T |
| OCLC Time Stamp |
20001218163606 |
| Language |
eng |
| Origin |
NTIS |
| Type |
MERGE |
| OCLC Rec Leader |
00883nam 2200205Ka 45020 |
