Cleaning the Flue in Wood-Burning Stoves Is a Key Factor in Reducing Household Air Pollution.

ABSTRACT: In experimental settings, replacing old wood stoves with new wood stoves results in reduced personal exposure to household air pollution. We tested this assumption by measuring PM_2.5 and levoglucosan concentrations inside homes and correlated them with wood stove age.

Methods

Thirty homes in the Albuquerque, NM area were monitored over a seven-day period using in-home particulate monitors placed in a common living area during the winter months. Real-time aerosol monitoring was performed, and filter samples were analyzed gravimetrically to calculate PM_2.5 concentrations and chemically to determine concentrations of levoglucosan. A linear regression model with backward stepwise elimination was performed to determine the factors that would predict household air po

SUBMITTER: Rahman M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9609584 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature