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REVIEW OF INDOOR EMISSION SOURCE MODELS--PART 1. OVERVIEW
Citation:
Guo*, Z. REVIEW OF INDOOR EMISSION SOURCE MODELS--PART 1. OVERVIEW. ENVIRONMENTAL POLLUTION. Elsevier Science BV, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 120(3):533-49, (2002).
Description:
Indoor emission source models are mainly used as a component in indoor air quality (IAQ) and exposure modeling. They are also widely used to interpret the experimental data obtained from environmental chambers and buildings. This paper compiles 46 indoor emission source models found in the literature. They represent the achievements that IAQ modelers have made in recent years in modeling indoor sources. While most models have a certain degree of usefulness, genuine predictive models are still few, and there is undoubtedly much room for improvement. This review consists of two sections. Part 1 - this paper - gives an overview of the 46 models, briefly discussing their validity, usefulness, limitations, and flaws (if any). Part 2 focuses on parameter estimation, a topic that is critically important to modelers but has not been systematically discussed.